ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163252
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| Date: | Monday 31 July 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Brigand B Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 84 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RH815 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cameron Highlands -
 Malaysia
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and burned in the jungle of the Cameron Highlands while escorting a convoy of school children.
All three men on board lost their lives. Wreckage and bodies recovered in the jungle of Pahang in January 1951.
Flt/Lt Desmond Charles Marshall.
Flt/Lt Richard Stanley Wrigglesworth (25)
Sig.III Paul Blakey.
All are buried at Batu Gajah Cemetery, Perak, Malaysia. R.I.P.
Sources:
RAF.Org-Casualties, 1950
La Nación (Santiago) 17 January 1951, p14/7 July 1950, p13/31 July 1950, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2014 20:23 | TB | Added |
| 28-Aug-2019 10:33 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 05:17 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 14-Aug-2023 03:34 | angels one five | Updated [[Aircraft type, Location]] |
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