ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235301
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| Date: | Sunday 20 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Harrow Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 271 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7015 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Inwardleigh, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 20 April 1941 the left engine of the Harrow II K7015 of 271 Sqn RAF caught fire during a training flight. The fire burned through the controls and control was lost. The aircraft dived into the ground at Inwardleigh, near Okehampton. The four crew were killed.
Crew:
Flg Off Edward Procyk (Polish pilot, Polish rank was por. pil.)
AC2 Kenneth Robert Moore
AC1 Kenneth Beevers
AC1 Kenneth Robbins
Sources:
"Though Without Anger (Losses of Transport and Special Duties Aircraft and Assault Gliders 1940 to 1945", by Colin Cummings. ISBN 978-0-9526619-6-2
http://www.hrmtech.com/sig/losses.asp
http://www.polishwargraves.nl/brit/4182.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_H.P.54_Harrow
http://www.devon.gov.uk/historicinwardleigh
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=50.775984&lon=-4.043312&z=12&m=m
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2020 09:03 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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