ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138386
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| Date: | Sunday 4 October 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 539 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BN205 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Victoria Park, Burscough, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
The pilot had performed an unauthorised low level aerobatic display over Burscough and was departing when witnesses saw the Hurricane losing height.
The plane struck a high corrugated iron screen surrounding the football ground and crashed in a field nearby, bursting into flames.
The pilot was thrown clear of the wreck, but had been killed in the impact.
Sgt Robert (Roy) Short Timewell RAFVR, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://laituk.org/Hurricane%20BN205%20article.htm
RAF Casualties-1942.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2011 02:13 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Sep-2011 02:16 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jan-2012 12:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 03:19 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2012 12:55 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 20:41 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 20:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2013 19:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 18-Sep-2013 23:48 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 11:19 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 25-Apr-2021 19:59 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature] |
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