ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241006
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| Date: | Saturday 26 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V7434 |
| MSN: | DZ-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coleby Grange |
Hurricane V7434/R (151 Sqn) aircraft accident. 26 October 1940.
In the evening of 26th October he was one of a group practising night circuits and landings at Coleby Grange. The Hurricane ahead of him took off but crashed and burst into flames, some 500 yards beyond the windward boundary. This was Hurricane V7434, the pilot Sgt. DO Stanley RNZAF was seriously injured and died the next day.
Crew:
Sgt (NZ39944) Douglas Owen STANLEY (pilot) RNZAF : killed
Sources:
AIR81/3948
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2020 16:47 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 17:26 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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