ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122770
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4762 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Denham, Buckinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Denham, Buckinghamshire |
| RAF Odiham, Hampshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) when crashed 28.4.39: On a navigational exercise, Lysander L4762 of 13 Squadron, RAF, stalled in a turn, dived into the ground after take-off, and crashed at Denham, Buckinghamshire. Pilot, Flying Officer Denys Greville Bell (aged 23) killed.
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (May 4, 1939 page 456 - see link #4):
"FLYING ACCDENTS
F/O Denys Greville Bell (flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred at Denham, Buckinghamshire, on April 28, 1939, to an aircraft of No. 13 Squadron".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircrqaft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/286273/24462879
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%201347.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2011 14:22 | ThW | Added |
| 22-Jan-2012 15:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:21 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2018 01:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2018 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-May-2023 21:25 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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