ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156705
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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib |
| Owner/operator: | 55 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | MN236 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Aston Down |
The engine of the Typhoon failed in the vicinity of Aston Down and the pilot attempted to land on the airfield.
The plane crashed into a dispersal hut and exploded.
The pilot died in the conflagration as did two ground personnel.
Pilot:
W/O (1551830) Robert THOMPSON RAFVR - killed
Those on the ground killed in the accident were LAC Robert Henry Gunn (24) RAFVR, and LACW Nan Menzies Roberts (20) WAAF.
Two others died in the RAF hospital at Cosford as a result of their injuries. They were AC1 John Wightman RAFVR (died 6/4/45) and LACW Minnie Nicholson (21) WAAF (died 7/4/45).
R.I.P.
Seventeen others required hospital treatment for serious injuries.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1945.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2013 05:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Apr-2015 18:15 | Mihulka33 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 05:47 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 06:16 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2021 11:59 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jan-2022 21:25 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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