ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164036
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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 1945 |
| Time: | c. 2100 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 1690 (BDT) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | PZ740 |
| MSN: | P9-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blankney, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham |
| RAF Metheringham |
Fighter Affiliation exercise at night . During the exercise Lancaster LM130 and Hurricane PZ740 of 1690 Flight flown by Flg Off Parlato RNZAF collided.The Lancaster crashed into the Ashholt Field at Blankney village, 9 miles north of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, and all the crew were killed. The Hurricane pilot was also killed.
Pilot: NZ415778 Flying Officer Sidney Frederick Parlato DFC (pff) RNZAF – Buried at Cambridge City Cemetery Grave 15368.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1945
https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/27031/kiwi-aussie-wartime-collision-march
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2014 05:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Feb-2014 21:03 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2014 19:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2014 10:49 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-May-2015 14:46 | Victor III | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2018 20:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2018 05:31 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2024 08:21 | Antonio | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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