ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69265
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| Date: | Thursday 25 March 1937 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Harrow Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6940 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Napsbury, West of London Colney, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
| Radlett Aerodrome, Radlett, Hertfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Took off from RAF Feltwell, Norfolk, carrying pilots to Handley Page Aircraft at Radlett Aerodrome, Hertfordshire, where they were to collect Harrow aircraft that had been assigned to 214 Squadron. On approach to the airfield, Sgt Morton's Harrow clipped a train and crash-landed in a field near Napsbury, West of London Colney, Hertfordshire
K6940 hit the 10.25 a.m. L.M.S. express train from St. Pancras to Manchester which was travelling at 60 m.p.h. and most of the kitchen car's roof had been ripped off. The Harrow was carrying six passengers at the time, the pilot and an officer on board suffered severe cuts to the head, while the remainder escaped with bruises and shock. The dining saloon staff were uninjured. Wreckage recovered to Radlett, K6940 was later broken down to spares.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. Air Pictorial. Vol.37. No.8. August,1975. p.320
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?19351-HP-Harrow-K6991-October-6th-1938
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Bruce#Early_RAF_career
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp54-harrow-i-napsbury
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2009 01:35 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Oct-2009 11:26 | JINX | Updated |
| 14-Jun-2013 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 15-Jul-2013 13:21 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 14:55 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2013 14:04 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2013 18:00 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2018 11:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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