ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209638
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| Date: | Monday 11 September 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 79 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1707 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chelsham, near Oxted, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hurricane L1707: Written off (destroyed) 11/09/1939 when it dived into the ground at Chelsham, near Oxted, Surrey.
Crew:
F/Lt (33280) Richard Willoughby Reynolds (pilot) RAF - was killed
Chelsham is a village in the civil parish of Chelsham and Farleigh and the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt, 15.3 miles (24.6 km) from London, 3 miles (4.8 km) from Oxted and 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from Guildford.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsham
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2824727/reynolds,-richard-willoughby/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 00:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Oct-2018 07:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2019 22:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 00:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 00:35 | angels one five | Updated [[Aircraft type, Narrative]] |
| 10-May-2022 09:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2024 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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