ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144980
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| Date: | Thursday 23 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | R3399 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marshside district, Southport, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Carlisle |
| RAF Harwarden |
On 22 January 1941 Flight Lieutenant Dennis Brian Brooks (39707) of No 9 Ferry Pilots Pool based at Hawarden had ferried two other pilots to Kirkbride from Hawarden, he then flew to Carlisle where he stayed the night. The next morning Flight Lieutenant Brooks set out for Hawarden in poor visibility and arrived in the vicinity of Hawarden in fog, Flight Lieutenant Brooks was unable to locate the aerodrome and after turning North with very little fuel in the tanks, attempted to land on a small recreation ground in the Marshside district of Southport, adjacent to Marshside Road. The aircraft, the Anson I R3399, collided with a sports pavilion and was destroyed. Flight Lieutenant Brooks died shortly later on arrival at hospital.
Sources:
http://www.south-lancs-aviation.bravepages.com/R3399.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2332-Unaccounted-airmen-23-1-1941
http://www.ukserials.com/serials-older-0r.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southport
http://southport.streetmapof.co.uk/marshside-road/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2012 22:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2013 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2013 07:55 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:47 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2017 20:55 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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