ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202880
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| Date: | Thursday 12 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K7445 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Longbridge, Birmingham, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 12 December 1940 the Audax I K7445 of 9 FTS RAF crashed at Longbridge, Birmingham, after hitting balloon cable while lost. Its pilot, LAC Stanley Richard Phillips RAF, was killed.
On 12 December 1940 Roderick Mackenzie was flying in Audax I K7445 of No. 9 Flying Training School, based at RAF Hullavington, near Chippenham in Wiltshire. It crashed at Longbridge, Birmingham, and burnt out after hitting a balloon cable while lost.
The Pilot and crew were all killed:
BALDRY, KENNETH ALDRED, Sergeant, 741301, 23, RAFVR
CLATWORTHY, EDWARD ROBERT JOHN, Leading Aircraftman, 923468, 21, RAFVR COLLINS, GILBERT ALAN, Sergeant, 742684, 23, RAFVR
MACKENZIE, RODERICK GEORGE LYALL, Leading Aircraftman, 1104259, 17, RAFVR MARSTON, KENNETH JOHN, Pilot Officer, 83715, 22, RAFVR
PHILLIPS, STANLEY RICHARD, Leading Aircraftman, 1161590, 12/12/1940, RAFVR
Roderick is buried in Ullapool Parish Church in West Argyle Street
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1940.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hart#Audax
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2714985/PHILLIPS,%20STANLEY%20RICHARD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbridge
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/west-midlands/birmingham/longbridge/
https://ullapoolmuseum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/14.-RAF-deaths-1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 16:14 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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