ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157824
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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 1942 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 56 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | V6865 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,5 miles N of Earith Bridge -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Stirling W7467 of RAF 7 Squadron was airborne from Oakington when a Hawker Hurricane, V6865 of the RAF 56 Operational Training Unit, carried out a mock attack on the bomber. Both aircraft collided,
possibly due to haze, and V6865 spun into the ground in flames, killing its pilot.
The Stirling crashed about 1,5 miles North of Earith Bridge.
Sources:
FlyPast August 1987
http://stirlingaircraftsoc.raf38group.org/W7467
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2013 09:28 | harro | Added |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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