ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173648
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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV649 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 miles S of the Lizard -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
The Hawker Tempest V NV649 of 222 Squadron RAF Predannack crashed into the sea 25 miles S of the Lizard. The pilot, Flt Lt Ronald James Floyd, was missing presumed dead. He was never found and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130117050457/http://www.rafdavidstowmoor.org:80/pages/crash_log/crashlog45.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270176/FLOYD,%20RONALD%20JAMES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lizard
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2015 11:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Feb-2015 14:17 | Komes123 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 04-Jun-2015 21:15 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 15-Jan-2017 08:58 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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