ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246196
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R6686 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broadwater Stream, near Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales |
15 OTU’s Vickers Wellington Mk1C L7818 took flight from RAF Harwell for a cross-country training exercise. It flew into a rainstorm and collided with a Supermarine Spitfire Mk1 R6686 aircraft from 57 OTU, which was based at RAF Hawarden (Flintshire, Wales) and flown by Pilot Officer James Robert LEE. This mid-air collision resulted in both aircraft crashing in the valley of the Broadwater Stream, near Cold Aston, Gloucestershire with the loss of all six of the Wellington’s crew and P/O Lee. 8.4.1942
Pilot:
P/O (112303) James Robert LEE, RAFVR - killed
R.I.P.
Sources:
Commonwealth Graves Commission
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108670047/james-robert-lee
http://hotvetsmem.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2020 15:46 | drayjones | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 14:04 | Koumes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2021 13:12 | S Jackson | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:18 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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