ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90920
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 55 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | V7665 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Page Bank, Spennymoor, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Usworth, Sunderland, Durham |
| RAF Usworth, Durham |
On June 4, 1941, a Hurricane fighter – number V7665 – from RAF Usworth was on an altitude training exercise when an engine failed. The pilot, V.S. Neil, attempted a crash landing. He ploughed through a hedge near Page Bank, Spennymoor, County Durhan, and survived.
However, he got a mauling at the subsequent inquiry, which concluded: “The pilot was aware of being south of the (aero)drome. No excuse for being out of range of R/T (radio contact). Disciplinary action taken as aircraft could have been flown back to the (aero)drome.”
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/yourmemories/8963973.Landlord_Lancaster_was_larger_than_life/?ref=rss]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2015 15:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 08:08 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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