ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 95221
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10th ADGp /HQ Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | V3830 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lyneham Farm Bungalow, Cowage Cottages, Calne, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chilbolton, Stockbridge, Hampshire |
Airspeed Oxford Mk II V3830, assigned to Headquarters Squadron, 10th Air Depot Group, 8th Air Force, USAAF. Written off (destroyed) 8 July 1943: Mid air collision with Miles Master W8453 and crashed at Lyneham Farm Bungalow, Cowage Cottages, Calne, Wiltshire
Aircraft sustained Cat 5 damage, pilot Capt Fred Niffenegger Jr., and co pilot Capt James J Quinn killed. V3830 was Struck Off Charge (SOC) at Chilbolton, Stockbridge, Hampshire 9 July 1943
The crew of Miles Master W8453, Flt Lt John Lewis DFC (RAF 40721) and Major Gerald John Le Mesurier DFC (SAAF 102636) were also killed
Sources:
1. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20309
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jul1943O.htm
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26440848
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/lewis-john.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2017 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2018 07:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2021 10:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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