ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165399
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Mohawk Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | Engine Research Flt RAE |
| Registration: | BJ449 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Farnborough -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Farnborough |
| RAF Farnborough |
Engine failure. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing but stalled and crashed.
Sqdn-Ldr Gordon Rhodes Fielder RAF, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Gordon Fielder is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.
Sources:
CWGC
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=75
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 12:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 11-Apr-2014 12:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 23:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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