ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283724
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1943 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 24 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z6639 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broadway /Broadway Tower at Honeybourne, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honeybourne |
| RAF Honeybourne |
Whitley V Z6639: The aircraft crashed during an operational training flight.02/06/1943
The pilot had been given a red signal by the airfield controller, and, in making a circuit, struck a hill in cloud 200 yards from the Broadway Tower at Honeybourne, England.
Crew:
Sgt George Edward EKINS (1817130) RAFVR Air Gunner
F/Sgt Harris Gordon HAGEN (R/ 99069) RCAF Pilot
F/Sgt Donald Herbert KELLY (R/113903) RCAF Bomb Aimer
Sgt Donald Alfred MARRIOTT (1223111) RAFVR Wireless Op
Sgt Richard Stanley (Ted) PHILLIPS (591875) RAF Navigator
Sources:
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/haake-to-hardy/
2.AIR81/16222
Images:
Photo: H.Ranter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2022 19:42 | harro | Added |
| 25-Sep-2022 19:43 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 04-Oct-2022 09:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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