Date & Time:
Mar 3, 1943 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
FL174
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Foulsham - Foulsham
MSN:
82-5290
YOM:
1941
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a local solo training flight, the pilot was returning to base when, on final, the banked steeply to avoid a bird strike. Doing so, the airplane descended and collided with tree tops before landing. It was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O C. P. Cowan, pilot.
Crew:
P/O C. P. Cowan, pilot.
