ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159908
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1945 |
| Time: | 13:22 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 20 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | PG529 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Crowford's Farm E of Lhanbryde, 4 miles E of Elgin, Moray -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth |
Wellington HE490 (F/O Basil Read DFC and crew )of 20 OTU collided with Hurricane PG529; pilot of the Hurricane [Warant Officer James Butterworth RAFVR/1149758] killed, as were all six on board the Wellington. Both aircraft crashed at Crowford's Farm E of Lhanbryde, a village on the main Elgin to Keith road in Moray, Scotland, four miles east of Elgin
Not repaired, Struck Off Charge 1.8.45.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/09791.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2013 07:05 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Sep-2013 07:09 | JINX | Updated [Country, Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2013 07:09 | JINX | Updated [[Country, Phase, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 02-Sep-2013 07:09 | JINX | Updated [[[Country, Phase, Damage, Narrative]]] |
| 12-Jan-2015 03:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2015 14:42 | Digger | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-May-2017 14:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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