Accident Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1595,
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Date:Friday 20 September 1940
Time:c. 11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Owner/operator:56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: L1595
MSN: US-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:West of Bulford Camp, near Amesbury -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Boscombe Down
Destination airport:
Narrative:
An accident during formation flying practice.
Dived into the ground.

Sgt (748697) Charles Victor MEESON RAFVR - killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Charles Meeson is buried in Loughton Burial Ground.

Sources:

RAF Casualties-1940

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Dec-2011 13:57 angels one five Added
03-Jan-2012 06:29 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Jan-2012 13:48 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
05-Jan-2012 04:16 angels one five Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative]
22-Jan-2012 22:22 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
10-Dec-2012 19:20 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2013 05:21 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative]
27-Mar-2015 08:48 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source]
01-Apr-2015 19:10 Jixn Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative]
01-Apr-2015 19:10 Xindel Updated [Narrative]
31-Jul-2023 00:25 angels one five Updated [[Narrative]]

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