ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386402
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| Date: | Monday 21 July 1941 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | RAF Crosby-on-Eden |
| Registration: | W9112 |
| MSN: | No.59 OTU |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lowther Hill near Wanlockhead -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Crosby on Eden |
| Crosby on Eden |
The pilot was on a local flying exercise with elements of blind flying, map reading and D/F homing from RAF Crosby-on-Eden when he flew into the northern side of Lowther Hill to the south of Wanlockhead in the Southern Uplands while in cloud.
George Stevenson Sergeant RCAF
Sources:
https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/scotland/hawker-hurricane-w9112-lowther-hill/
https://www.wanlockvisions-cic.com/george-stevenson-memorial/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2024 05:34 | zorg001502 | Added |
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