42-107604
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UPL 28683
42-107604 accident 1
from aaf accident report
9th AF / 394th BG / 585th BS - (RAF Holmsley South)
Take-off accident (class 3): 7 August 1944 @ 1830 hrs (Pilot error / mechanical failure)
RAF Holmsley South (AAF station 455) (Runway 25)
Pilot: Capt Morris R Warfield
On take-off run, pilot did not feel his speed was acceptable to safely continue to take-off.
Capt Morris cut his engines 3/4 the way down the runway, applied normal brakes which did not hold.
Aircraft skidded off the runway and the nose gear collapsed upon encountering a shallow ditch.
AAF accident report: 45-8-7-537
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield