ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16016
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| Date: | Sunday 27 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Miles Mentor Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Gp CF RAF |
| Registration: | L4409 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Martinsell Hill, Clinch, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Haldon |
| Exning |
The aircraft encountered challenging weather whilst in transit to Exning (205 miles north-east) and crash landed 12:40 at Martinsell Hill, Clinch, Wiltshire, approximately half way along the route. Both occupants were taken to RAF Hospital at Wroughton, S/L Grant's skull was punctured at its base and both S/O Turnbull's lower bones were fractured. S/L Grant's DFC Gazetted September 22nd 1943 for earlier service with 115 Sqdn, having operated on the first offensive sorties of the war on September 4th 1939.
Pilot : Squadron Leader I P Grant DFC AFC RAF 37801 [Injured]
Passenger : Section Officer Octavie Turnbull WAAF [Injured]
Sources:
Miles production list
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2008 21:50 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jan-2016 11:58 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 06-Sep-2021 06:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 06-Apr-2024 14:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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