Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron
| Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2015-present |
| Role | Training, Recruiting |
| Part of | No. 6 Flying Training School |
| Garrison/HQ | Aldergrove Flying Station |
| Equipment | Grob Tutor T1 |
Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron is a University Air Squadron connected to the Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.[1]
Incidents
[edit]- On Sunday 5 March 1950, 1.25pm, Proctor 'NP389' crashed at Sydenham, with Flying Officer Sidney Thomas Bryans, aged 30, of 84 Northland Road, Derry, who attended Foyle College, with William Angus Lister Morrison, aged 21, of Killowen, and Ernest Harold Porter, aged 21, studied engineering, of 418 Lisburn Road, Belfast, who died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast after five minutes, who attended the Methodist College Belfast[2][3]
- On Sunday 30 May 1954 at Loughgall at 4.25pm, Harvard 'KF751' crashed, with Brian McClay, aged 24, of White Lodge on Balmoral Avenue, who gained a Mechanical Engineering degree in 1953[4][5]
- On Wednesday 3 March 1976 XX612 crashed at Balloo, County Down, after taken off from RAF Sydenham[6][7][8]
- Squadron Leader Robert John Burge was killed on Friday 16 October 1992; he had been the commanding officer for only two weeks. Burge had taken off on a training flight from Belfast City Airport with a female student aboard. The aircraft crashed at Comber during a forced landing. The occupants were taken to Ulster Hospital. The student occupant sustained major injuries but survived.[9][10][11] Burge was the son of John and Brenda Burge of Birkdale.
References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Ireland Universities' Air Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 6 March 1950, page 1
- ^ March 1950 incident
- ^ May 1954 incident
- ^ [title missing]Belfast Telegraph Monday 31 May 1954, page 5
- ^ Belfast Telegraph Wednesday 3 March 1976, page 1
- ^ BBC Rewind
- ^ 1976 accident
- ^
- [title missing]Liverpool Echo Saturday 17 October 1992, p. 4
- [title missing]Belfast Newsletter Saturday 17 October 1992, p. 1
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 XX613, Friday 16 October 1992". Aviation Safety Network FlightSafety.org.
- ^ "Aircraft Accident to Royal Air Force Bulldog TMK1 XW 613" (PDF), Military Aircraft Accident Summary, Ministry of Defence, retrieved 12 December 2024
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