A long shot but with minimal information.
I have witnesses to an aircraft which belly landed in Northumberland.
It was twin engine (propeller) or maybe not!!
Believed to be Navy aircraft or maybe not!!
Crew survived
late 1950s/early 1960s
Longhorsley, Northumberland
Can anyone fill in the very large gaps
Regards
Chris
By: Wyvernfan - 8th January 2016 at 16:37
Just a typo Chris, I have amended my post :).
Rob
By: Chris D - 8th January 2016 at 16:10
Rob,
Forgive my ignorance,
You note that the crew were L/C M W Henley and S/Aldrich A L Brown RCAF. – what is L/C & S/Aldrich?
Chris
By: Chris D - 6th January 2016 at 22:13
Dave & Rob,
You note that the crew were L/C M W Henley and S/Aldrich A L Brown RCAF. – is that 2 or 3 crew?
Longhorsley is is approximately 7 miles from RAF Acklington.
The date you have will be correct as the article was published 2 days after the crash (a weekly newspaper)
Anyone got the ORB
Thank you once again.
Chris
By: Thunderbird167 - 6th January 2016 at 17:12
It’s not LongHorsley but it is in Northumberland.
Less than 10 miles apart, maybe Acklington is where it was heading for
By: Thunderbird167 - 6th January 2016 at 17:06
From http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
07/03/1958
WL733 Sea Balliol T21
Old Sarum Station Flt Force landed at Acklington, Northumberland after the engine lost power due to overheating. To the AIU at Lee-on-Solent and then to Fleetlands before being struck off charge
Could this be the aircraft ?
By: Wyvernfan - 6th January 2016 at 17:05
I have Boulton Paul Sea Balliol WL733 of the RN section school of land/air warfare, Old Sarum, force landed at Acklington after engine lost power on the 7th March 1958. Crew were Lieutenant Commander M W Henley and S/Ldr A L Brown RCAF.
It’s not LongHorsley but it is in Northumberland.
This comes from the superb book Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft since 1946.
Rob
By: Chris D - 6th January 2016 at 15:43
I have managed to trace the incident.
The aircraft was a Navy aircraft.
Friday 14th March 1958
Boulton Paul Balliol two-seater trainer.
From RAF Old Sarum, Salisbury.
Could anyone provide any further details please, Sqn, crew, RAF Old Sarum Station ORB etc.
Regards in advance
Chris
By: Chris D - 13th November 2015 at 16:02
Hi David,
I was presenting a talk at the said history society, that’s where the story came from.
I have an appointment at the local newspaper archives next week
Regards
Chris
By: David Burke - 13th November 2015 at 11:40
Might be worth contacting the local history society :https://sites.google.com/site/longhorsleylocalhistorysociety/ww2
By: Chris D - 13th November 2015 at 10:54
Sabrejet,
I have a 4 year window, 1958 – 1962ish.
Chris
By: Sabrejet - 13th November 2015 at 05:33
I’d suggest a trawl through local newspapers. Get a firm date and more info and the rest should be a lot easier.
By: Chris D - 12th November 2015 at 19:56
It appears that it may not be a Navy aircraft after all, but civil!
However, the other details remain the same……any ideas?
Regards
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