ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14907
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1549 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hillingdon, Middlesex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
| RAF Northolt, Middlesex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I L1549, 111 (Treble One) Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 20.7.38 when engine failed, aircraft stalled avoiding houses and crashed into a greenhouse in the garden of a private house in Hillingdon, Middlesex. Crew: Sgt Maurice Reginald Kennedy Smith (pilot) RAF killed. According to a contemporary newspaper report ("Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 31 July 1938, Page 1 - see link #4):
"PILOT DIED HERE
Pilot-Sergeant M.R.K. Smith was killed when a Hawker Hurricane fighter plane of No.111 Squadron, stationed at Northolt, crashed at Hillingdon, Middlesex, and was destroyed by fire. The plane hit a tree, crashed through a wall, and demolished a greenhouse. The burned body of the pilot was found on the roof of the greenhouse"
L1549 was one the first four Hurricanes to be delivered to 111 (Treble One) Squadron at RAF Northolt on 25.12.37 at 12:00 (the other three were L1548, L1550, and L1551).
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://battle-of-britain-diary.org.uk/1937/12/25/first-hurricanes-delivered/
4. Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 31 July 1938, Page 1 at http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/sundaytribune19380731-1.2.6
5. Flight magazine 28 July 1938 page 92 at https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202182.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2008 20:55 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 09-Aug-2013 00:19 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Apr-2015 19:14 | Giggatson | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2018 12:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2018 13:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2018 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2018 20:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Jan-2022 20:11 | Lipatov Sergey | Updated [Narrative] |
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