ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141860
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 24 January 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8430 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, five miles west the Lizard -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stn Portreath |
| RAF Stn Portreath |
While carrying out air training on 24 January 1942, two pilots of 66 Sqn RAF collided five miles west the Lizard and crashed into the sea 2-3 miles SSW of Porthleven. The incident was witnessed by Coastguards who alerted the Police. The Police summoned the RAF's rescue aircraft and boats were sent out from Porthleven but nothing was found. Flt Sgt Robert McGarvey Taylor R60109 (RCAF) aged 26 from Calgary, Alberta, in Spitfire IIa P8430, and Sgt John Francis Hubbard 1189181 RAFVR, in Spitfire IIa P7843 (a presentation aircraft, called ’ALDERGROVE’), were both killed and are commemorated on Runnymede Memorial.
R.I.P.
In the ORB Hubbard is not listed as having undertaken any operational flying. He had only joined 66 Sqn on 7 January (posted in from 52 OTU).
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5640-66-Sqn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lizard
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2012 14:56 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Jan-2012 02:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 17-Jan-2012 01:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2012 04:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2012 11:22 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2012 14:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2013 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2013 06:27 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 17:30 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2016 07:30 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2017 14:41 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2021 03:34 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2021 03:38 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 28-Mar-2021 09:16 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation