ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154361
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 59 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | V6998 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Crosby-on-Eden -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Crosby-on-Eden |
| RAF Crosby-on-Eden |
Crashed and destroyed. Dived into the fuel dump at RAF Station Crosby-on-Eden. The pilot was engaged in making dummy attacks on the airfield for the benefit of the anti-aircraft defence gunners when he failed to pull up from a dive in time.
Pilot:
W/Cdr (28142) Derek Pierre BOITEL-GILL DFC RAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://bbm.org.uk/Boitel-Gill.htm_
RAF Casualties-1941.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2013 14:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-Mar-2013 14:30 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 09:45 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2021 01:43 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2021 02:00 | angels one five | Updated [Date] |
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