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Hastings TG499


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This was the first production Hastings aircraft and made its maiden flight on 25th April 1947, it had an underslung belly Paratechnicon, this became detached from the aircraft on 26th September 1949 hitting the tailplane resulting in the aircraft crashing at Beacon Hill, Wiltshire. There were no survivors.



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26 Sep 1949 S/L Evans DFC, A&AEE was the test pilot, F/L Bishop DFC & F/O Hodge were killed in test flight when C1 TG499 crashed

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