ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141870
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| Date: | Saturday 22 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Miles Master |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T8782 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire |
Miles Master Mk I T8782 of 58 OTU crashed and destroyed 22 November 1941 while engaged on an instrument flying exercise. According to an eyewitness's statement the aircraft was at about 500 feet when it did a roll and dived steeply into the ground, south of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Both crew killed.
Crew:
Corporal (Kapral)(781259) Edward SZUMSKY (Polish AF, aged 24) - killed on active service 22 November 1941, buried at St. Paul Churchyard, Marton
Sergeant (Kapral)(780964) Zymunt Stefan DOMITER (Polish AF, aged 25) - killed on active service 22 November 1941, buried at Grandsable Cemetery, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where it ceases to be the River Forth and becomes the Firth of Forth.
Sources:
1. http://www.gairney.plus.com/Aircraft/58_OTU_Roll_of_Honour.htm
2. http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/scottishwargraves-ftopic1326.html
3. http://www.polishwargraves.nl/brit/4133.htm
4. http://www.polishwargraves.nl/brit/4134.htm
5. https://ms-my.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1378467819325622&id=504299946742418
6. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/7503369/zygmunt-domiter/
7. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/7504414/edward-szumski/
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_IOM_Scotland_and_NI.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2012 12:21 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2012 11:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2013 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 14:04 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 08:39 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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