ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207126
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 December 1937 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hind |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6744 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | New Ollerton Colliery Sports Ground, New Ollerton, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered to 50 Squadron RAF at Waddington, Lincolnshire on 3/6/37. At 12:10 hours on 14/12/37, Hawker Hind (Dual Control) aircraft K6744 crashed at New Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, while on a training flight. Pilot Officer R.E. Smissen (Pilot) and Pilot Officer J.W.G. Wellham (Safety Pilot) were admitted to Mansfield General Hospital, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, at 13:00 hours, and transferred to the R.A.F. Hospital at Cranwell on 18/12/37. The Lincolnshire Echo of this day records the crash site as a field adjacent the New Ollerton Colliery Sports Ground.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 54)
2. http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/app/download/5802508903/50+SQUADRON+ORB+1939+1943+Revision+1.pdf.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2018 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Mar-2018 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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