Accident Douglas DB-7 Havoc Mk I BJ501,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139311
 
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Date:Saturday 28 November 1942
Time:19:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DB-7 Havoc Mk I
Owner/operator:51 OTU RAF
Registration: BJ501
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rutters Cottage Meadow, near RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Havoc BJ501: Took off for Training flight. 28/11/1942
Stalled in a steep climb after overshoot at Thurleigh and dived into ground.
The pilot was making his first flight as pilot in command of a Havoc.
Crew
Sgt (NZ414957) Leonard James CASEY (pilot) RNZAF - killed


Sources:

1.http://mackz.net/cm_casualty%20archive.htm
2.RAF Aircraft BA100 - BZ999, published 2006
3.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Oct-2011 23:44 angels one five Added
19-Oct-2011 00:18 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
01-Jan-2012 14:04 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Jan-2012 14:06 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type]
31-Jan-2012 00:41 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator]
04-Feb-2012 08:54 Nepa Updated [Operator]
03-Jan-2013 13:08 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative]
24-Aug-2013 16:31 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
27-Dec-2013 09:27 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
14-Sep-2014 12:58 Holschtein Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]

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