ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2429
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| Date: | Monday 14 November 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7417 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Patrington, Holderness, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Audax K7417: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14/11/38 when overturned on forced landing at Patrington, Holderness, East Yorkshire.
Crew:
AC1 Sydney David McNaughton (AG) RAF - killed /died same day in Hospital of injuries sustained
F/O (37531) Frank Cunniff STIBBARD (Can.pilot) RAF - uninjured
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (November 24, 1938, page 479 - see link #4):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
A/C.1 Sydney David McNaughton died in the Hull Royal Infirmary on November 14, as the result of injuries received in an accident which occurred the same day at Patrington, Yorkshire, to an aircraft of No. 144 (Bomber) Squadron, Hemswell, Lincolnshire. F/O Frank Cunniff Stibbard, the pilot, was slightly injured."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 60)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205401150
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%203317.PDF
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2008 17:12 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Dec-2017 22:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2018 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2018 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2018 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2023 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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