ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172850
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| Date: | Monday 13 March 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 185 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4972 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Thornaby | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Battle L4972 was built to contract 540408/36 by Austin Motors at Longbridge, Birmingham, from where it was almost certainly delivered to 9 MU RAF Cosford for acceptance in December 1938. It was issued to 185 Squadron in January 1939.
On 13th March 1939 this aircraft was badly damaged on landing at Thornaby airfield when it was landing downwind in poor visibility. A heavy landing resulted in the undercarriage collapsing and L4972 sustained Cat.W/FA damage as a result of the incident. It was converted into instructional airframe "1441M".
Crew:
Squadron Leader (27134) Arthur Edward Louks (pilot) RAF - OK
Squadron Leader Louks later returned to Thornaby with 220 Squadron and damaged Anson K8820 here in November 1939. He appears to have survived WWII, and retired from the RAF, attaining the rank of Wing Commander, on 30th December, 1949.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1991)
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/north/l4972.html
3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38838/supplement/768/data.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2015 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Feb-2015 15:08 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 10-Jun-2015 07:23 | Depak | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2018 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2018 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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