ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161624
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| Date: | Thursday 26 November 1942 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM280 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Easton, Essex , England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Herts. |
| RAF Hunsdon, Herts |
Practice dog fighting with another RAF Hurricane, (Z5449-see entry), aircraft collided and AM 280 crashed and pilot killed. 26/11/1942
Z 5449 also crashed neraby but pilot managed to bale out.
Crew:
F/Lt (81682) John LONSDALE (pilot) RAFVR killed.
Crash site dug in 1999-See link
Sources:
http://www.aviationmuseum.co.uk/am280.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunsdon_Airfield
http://members.madasafish.com/~d_hodgkinson/hawker-guide-UK.htm
http://www.aviationmuseum.co.uk/thedigs.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2013 16:20 | ds1214 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2013 06:54 | ds1214 | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 07-Apr-2021 16:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2024 10:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
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