ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242653
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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1940 |
| Time: | 05:40 |
| Type: |  Blackburn Botha Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L6213 |
| MSN: | UL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Thornaby |
Botha L6213: (608 Sqn) aircraft accident in RAF Thornaby, 31/08/1940.
At 05:35hrs on 31st August 1940 took off from RAF Thornaby to undertake a convoy escort flight, the pilot immediately made half a circuit of the airfield and then landed again as there was a problem with the aircraft. After taxying to a dispersal point the pilot opened the port side cockpit window, shouted to ground crew that the engine cowling was loose and also put his arm out of the window to point to the engine. Unfortunately the pilot had his cap in his hand at the time and did not realise that his hand was so close to the revolving propeller, the cap caught on the revolving propeller, drawing his arm into the propeller arc with then struck his hand. A serious hand injury resulted and sadly his hand was later amputated.
Crew:
Pilot - P/O Raymond Bradley Barrett (42181) RAF. Hand injury.
Second Pilot - P/O Ian Arbuthnot Slaughter (42898) RAF : Ok
Wireless Operator - LAC Arthur David Birdsall RAFVR (808368) RAFVR : Ok
Air Gunner - P/O Frederick Alexander Meek (78674) RAF : Ok
Sources:
AIR81/2915
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2020 19:53 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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