ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188348
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| Date: | Sunday 1 October 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 615 (County of Surrey) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2314 |
| MSN: | KW-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beare Green, Holmwood Common, near Dorking, Surrey. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croydon, Surrey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gladiator Mk.II N2314 ('KW-M') of 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron, RAF. Written off (destroyed) 1/10/39: Took off from RAF Croydon for a night patrol. Flew into the ground at Beare Green, Holmwood Common, near Dorking, Surrey, killing the pilot - Pilot Officer John Charles "Jock" Mackenzie Hanbury (Service Number 90893, aged 30)
In 2014 a proposed development of a solar panel array on the crash site was opposed due to the above crash, as it is protected under the terms of the 1986 Protection of Military Remains Act. Disturbance or investigation of this site without the prior permission of the Ministry of Defence could lead to civil or criminal proceedings (see link #9)
Although the pilot was interred at Hylands Park, Cemetery, Writte, Essex (see link #10) the above injunction implies that not all of the pilot and/or the aircraft was recovered from the crash site - at the time or since.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses in the Second World War Volume 1 Page 10.
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/45602
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105333743
5. https://615squadron.aviationaoi.com/en/john-charles-mackenzie-hanbury/
6. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=12170
7. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_615.htm
8. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=9617
9. http://www.molevalley.gov.uk/CausewayDocList/DocServlet?ref=MO/2014/1092&docid=527677
10. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2851612/hanbury,-john-charles-mackenzie/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2016 13:14 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 19-Dec-2017 01:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 16:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2018 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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