ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167900
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1944 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EK245 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, about 15 miles off Orfordness -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
| RAF Martlesham Heath |
On the afternoon of 23/3/44, two Typhoons of No. 1 Squadron were providing air cover to an ASR operation off Orfordness.
One of the pilots was heard to broadcast that his engine had just failed and he would have to ditch.
His colleague in the other Typhoon turned in time to see the stricken aircraft hit the sea and sink almost immediately.
After a minute or two the pilot, Flying Officer Jackson, surfaced and was picked up with some difficulty by a 277 (ASR) Squadron Walrus, ( s/n W3072, pilot Flight Lieutenant Mackertich ). Artificial respiration was applied by the Walrus gunners all the way back to base, but the Typhoon pilot could not be revived, and was pronounced dead on arrival at Martlesham Heath.
F/O (126598) Harold Thomas Jackson RAFVR, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/07571.php
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2014 04:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Apr-2015 17:56 | Cliford | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 02:06 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 15:50 | Don Diego | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2015 05:55 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2015 10:44 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2015 09:01 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2015 17:45 | Lixon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 05:47 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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