ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1659
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| Date: | Thursday 27 May 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 10 AGS RAF |
| Registration: | V1173 |
| MSN: | 640 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yarlside Mines, Roose, near Newton-in-Furness, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland (BWF/EGNL) |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.1 V1173, 10 AGS (Air Gunnery School) RAF: Written off (destroyed) 27 May 1943 when crashed at Yarlside Mines, Roose, Lancashire, during initial climb out from RAF Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland. Both crew killed.
Crew of Defiant V1173
Sgt (1268278) John Bruce Crichton METHVEN (pilot) RAF(VR) aged 21: killed on active service 27 May 1943, buried at Thorncliffe Cemetery, Barrow in Furness
Leading Aircraftman (1330534) George Sydney HOSH (W/Op U/T) RAF(VR) aged 22: killed on active service 27 May 1943, buried at Chingford Mount Cemetery, Chingford, Essex
The Yarlside Mines were near Newton in Furness, then in Lancashire, approximately 6 miles east of RAF Barrow in Furness. Post 1974 boundary changes put the crash location in Cumberland.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain, 1987 p.84)
2. https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/pdf/StoriesBehindTheStones.pdf
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2697445/john-bruce-crichton-methven/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2733818/george-sydney-hosh/
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=93830
6. https://aircrewremembered.com/AircrewDeaths39-47/?q=Methven%2C+John+Bruce&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
7. https://aircrewremembered.com/AircrewDeaths39-47/?q=Hosh%2C+George+Sydney&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarlside_Iron_Mines_tramway
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton-in-Furness
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 00:06 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 06:47 | Xindel | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2017 21:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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