ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150825
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| Date: | Monday 10 March 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Master Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T8634 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East Kerse Mains Farm, Bo'nes, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Miles Master Mk I T8634 of 58 OTU, RAF Grangemouth; Written off (destroyed) 10 March 1941 when collided at 1,000 feet with Spitfire Mk Ia L1002 near RAF Grangemouth. Both aircraft came down at East Kerse Mains Farm, Bo'ness. These locations are to the SE of Grangemouth and are only 1 mile apart. Both pilots killed (one in each aircraft).
Pilot of Miles Master T8634:
Sergeant Alan Vincent Gaskell RAF VR (Service number 670129, aged 25) - killed on active service 10 March 1941, buried at St. Matthew's Churchyard, Highfield
Pilot of Spitfire L1002:
Pilot Officer Grant Herbert McARTHUR RAFVR (Service Number 64286) - killed on active service 10 March 1941, buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Spitfire production list: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/5397: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689495
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2698993/allan-vincent-gaskell/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2667491/grant-herbert-mcarthur/
5. http://www.gairney.plus.com/Aircraft/58_OTU_Roll_of_Honour.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
7. https://addressesandpostcodes.co.uk/address/Ip3Lkt4e/east-kerse-mains-grangemouth-road-boness-eh51-0py.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2012 19:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-Nov-2012 19:10 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 14:05 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 05-Dec-2019 09:37 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 28-Jul-2023 01:57 | angels one five | Updated [[Location, Source]] |
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