Belgian Noratlas accident - help requested
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Belgian Noratlas accident - help requested
Can any one help me by pointing me in the direction of the report of an accident which occurred c 1960 when a Belgian Noratlas (I think) carrying paratroopers was shot down by a mortar shell fired during a British Army practice mortar shoot on a range in Northern Germany. I have tried a Google search but I'm obviously entering the wrong keywords, as I cant find anything.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Thanks very much for the information so far. Getting the aircraft type wrong wasnt a good start to my research! At first glance there is very little about this on the internet, surprisingly. I see someone had requested the report of the Board of Inquiry through the Freedom of Information act in 2006, so I take it that these are not normally in the public domain. Does anyone know if these are online, or would I have to make a request as described above?
As I recall the range had been booked and the danger area correctly NOTAMed, so I assume the Boxcar captain was found at fault and the army guys exonerated, but the Board of Inquiry would presumably clear that up.
Warmtoast - When I was a young rockape I went on 3"/81mm mortar shoots, and recall the maximum range as about 2500 metres. As a mortar round is a high trajectory projectile, the apex of the trajectory must be a similar figure - certainly several thousand feet. Lots of info on trajectories here Trajectory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - good luck, my brain started hurting after about 3 minutes!
As I recall the range had been booked and the danger area correctly NOTAMed, so I assume the Boxcar captain was found at fault and the army guys exonerated, but the Board of Inquiry would presumably clear that up.
Warmtoast - When I was a young rockape I went on 3"/81mm mortar shoots, and recall the maximum range as about 2500 metres. As a mortar round is a high trajectory projectile, the apex of the trajectory must be a similar figure - certainly several thousand feet. Lots of info on trajectories here Trajectory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - good luck, my brain started hurting after about 3 minutes!
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