ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154121
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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 1945 |
| Time: | c. 1455 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 ORTU RAF |
| Registration: | PW391 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knarr Cross Farm, nr Thorney Toll, Peterborough -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Matching, Essex |
| RAF Matching, Essex |
A Stirling of an Operational and Refresher Training Unit collided with a Miles Master trainer during a test flight being carried out to check the aircraft's radio gear and crashed in flames.
All seven occupants ( 6 crew and 1 passenger ) died in the accident.
The pilot of the Master was killed too.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.wartime-airfields.com/matching-airfield-the-human-element.html
RAF Casualties-1945.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2013 19:56 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Sep-2013 09:16 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2018 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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