ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157458
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| Date: | Thursday 23 July 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Civilian Repair Unit |
| Registration: | W3958 |
| MSN: | 2155 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cumnor Hill, 3.5 miles west-southwest of Oxford, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
Spitfire W3958 of 1 CRU (Civilian Repair Unit) of the CRO, (Civilian Repair Organisation ), a branch of the British Air Ministry, based at Morris Motors Ltd, Cowley.
Crashed at Cumnor Hill, 3.5 miles west-southwest of Oxford. Dived into the ground. Written off, Cat.E. 23 July 1942.
[Pilot's Contract Terminated by the ATA on 11 May 1942 - Disciplinary Reasons. Take off after a forced landing.]
Pilot:
Roy Phillip HALLOWELL-CAREW (Test Pilot for the Ministry of Aircraft Production). Died in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://ata.afleetingpeace.org/the-ata/index.php/2-uncategorised/93-ata-pilots-1940-q2
Spitfire production list
CWGC
https://www.ata-ferry-pilots.org/index.php/category-blog-1940/121-hallowell-carew-roy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2013 23:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jul-2013 23:08 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2018 17:07 | Red Dragon | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 21:41 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2020 22:15 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2023 02:47 | angels one five | Updated [[Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 27-Nov-2023 03:46 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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