ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15458
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 June 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blackburn Shark Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | L2385 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blackburn Shark III L2385, 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, Lee-on-Solent: written off (destroyed) 22.6.38 when stalled on take-off, dived into ground, and caught fire, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. One of the crew of two was killed:
AC2 William John Richards (aged 18) killed
Pilot Officer Jack Llewellyn Ellis (pilot) injured
According to the "Times" for 23.6.38:
"Aircraftsman William John Richards lost his life and Pilot Officer J.L. Ellis was severely injured, in an accident which occurred at Lee on the Solent to an a/c of No. 2 Anti-A/c Cooperation Unit, RAF. The machine had been in the air only 30 seconds when it turned, stalled and crashed and took fire some 50 yards from a row of houses."
In addition the following is from "Flight" magazine for 7.7.38:
"A/C 2nd Class William John Richards lost his life, and P/O Jack Llewellyn Ellis was severely injured, in an accident which occurred at Lee-on-Solent on June 22, 1938, to an aircraft of No. 2 A.-A.C. Unit, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. P/O. Ellis was the pilot of the aircraft and A/C. Richards was the other member of the crew."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5348-No-2-A-A-C-U-Blackburn-Shark-L-2385
3. Flight Magazine July 7 1938 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1938/1938%20-%201967.html
4. Air Britain: "RAF Aircraft L1000 -N9999" (1993)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2008 01:37 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Feb-2018 12:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2018 19:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2021 18:18 | Castleace | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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