ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69121
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator I |
| Owner/operator: | ECFS RAF |
| Registration: | K8044 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire (EGDV) |
| RAF Hullavington |
Stalled in circuit in bad weather & struck ground being DBR. Pilot Wing Commander Nigel Bicknell DSO DFC had seen three tours of duty and had returned to the UK after a year instructing with the Empire Flight Training School in Carberry and Weyburn, Manitoba, Canada. His logbook records that he was conducting icing research during the 1h40 duration flight which ended with the stall on approach.
Sources:
Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Images:
Taken the morning after the crash, at Hullavington. Other photos available.
Taken the morning after the crash, at Hullavington. Other photos available.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2009 22:58 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 01-Oct-2012 01:21 | Marcus Bicknell | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2012 01:26 | Marcus Bicknell | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 15:55 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 02-Nov-2019 19:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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