ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34399
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| Date: | Monday 19 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hind |
| Owner/operator: | 98 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6617 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Park House Farm, Lowca, Whitehaven, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Stranraer | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hind K6617 of 98 Squadron, RAF was one of three aircraft of 12 (F) Group on route to Stranraer from RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire on 19/4/37. They encountered heavy rain en route, and this aircraft made a forced landing in a field near Park House Farm, Lowca, Whitehaven, Cumberland. On landing, the aircraft struck a hedge. A local farmer assisted the crew who were taken to Whitehaven Hospital for treatment.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 53)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._98_Squadron_RAF#Reformation
3. 98 Squadron, RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) February 1936-July 1941: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8384872
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2008 10:22 | Magnimike | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2013 03:57 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 04-Mar-2018 18:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2018 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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