ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15433
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Supermarine Walrus Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Kai Tak Spotter Flt RAF |
| Registration: | L2258 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tytam Bay, Hong Kong Harbour -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Supermarine Walrus Mk.1 L2258, RAF Spotter Flight, Kai Tak, Hong Kong: Written off (destroyed) 13/7/39 when hit water in turn & sank in Tytam Bay, Hong Kong. Both crew killed:
Pilot Officer David Henry Bryan-Gower (pilot, aged 21) killed
Sgt Jack Ogden killed
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (July 29, 1939 page 67 - see link #3):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Sgt. Jack Ogden lost his life and P/O David Henry Bryan Gower is also missing and believed to have lost his life as the result of an aircraft accident, which occurred at Tytam Bay, Hong Kong Island, on July 13".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939-1-%20-%200217.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2008 22:13 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Mar-2018 00:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 17:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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