ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275528
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 February 1942 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane |
| Owner/operator: | 253 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BN284 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yewfield Farm, Holton-le-Moor, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
This aircraft crashed after the engine stopped in flight. The pilot, Sgt A B Watson (Australian) had begun to bale out but was killed in the crash. The engine failure was due to fuel starvation as Sgt Watson had been flying for 37 minutes on the reserve fuel tank, having forgotten to switch to the main tanks after starting the engine.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2022 10:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
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