ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188752
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2385 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Tees near Piercebridge, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire |
Magister P2385: Took off for training flight /searchlight co-operation exercise. 06/08/1940
On 6th August 1940 this 219 Squadron aircraft clipped high tension cables near Piercebridge, Darlington while the crew were undertaking a searchlight co-operation flight. The crew of two were slightly injured when the aircraft crashed into River Tees. This incident must have occurred on the Yorkshire / Durham border.
Crew:
F/O (41825) Jean Charles Carriere (Pilot) RAFVR: Injured
Sgt (522807) Charles Beveridge (Air Gunner) RAF: Injured.
Sources:
1.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/6aug40.html
2.ORB 219 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2016 12:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Jun-2018 07:46 | ehren69 | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2019 08:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-May-2023 10:39 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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