ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15109
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Hawker Aircraft Co Ltd. |
| Registration: | L1652 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Road, St Georges Hill, Weybridge, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey |
| Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hurricane L1652: Written off (destroyed) 06/09/1938 when crashed on test flight before delivery at South Road, St Georges Hill, Weybridge, Surrey. Pilot:
Crew:
John Hindmarsh (Test Pilot) Hawker Aircraft Ltd - killed.
Just what happened will never be known; however, he had apparently been advised not to fly above 10,000 feet without oxygen in case he 'blacked out'. It seems that he may have ignored this precaution either intentionally or inadvertently; whatever the reason, the Hurricane which had been wheeling high in the sky above Brooklands one moment, was suddenly seen to be in a headlong dive, the engine note rising to a terrifying howl which was clearly heard by the pilot's wife, in her cottage, at Cobham. It struck the ground in an explosion, at St. George's Hill Golf Course, Weybridge. A thin pall of smoke spiraling upwards marked the spot. The contents of the fuel tanks exploded, but the pilot was mercifully killed instantly on impact
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Hindmarsh
3. http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=43
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
5. https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/10569
6. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/john-hindmarsh
7. https://thetartanterror.blogspot.co.uk/2008/04/john-hindmarsh-1908-1938.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2008 20:36 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Mar-2008 20:42 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Jan-2012 07:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2013 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:46 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2018 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2024 09:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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