ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169586
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 16 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | NN494 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grange Hall Farm, near Carstairs -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirkbride |
| RNAS Donibristle (HMS Merlin) |
Seafire NN494 was in the hands of 16 Ferry Pilot Pool and being flown by an ATA pilot, when it descended out of cloud in a snowstorm whilst on a ferry flight and crashed. The pilot was killed and the aircraft destroyed by impact and fire.
Third Officer James Milson (Canada) Air Transport Auxiliary, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
James Milson was from County Durham (England) and is buried in Spennymoor (Tudhoe) Cemetery. He emigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 10, and was a married man with a son aged eight. He had been in the ATA since 1943 and was the last pilot the organisation recruited from Canada. He had been in the UK since January 1944 and was rated a competent, experienced pilot. He lived with his family in Mount Dennett, Ontario.
Sources:
Spitfire production list (has the pilot's name wrong).
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1944/1944%20-%202492.PDF
CWGC
ATA Casualties
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2014 06:04 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2023 13:31 | Paul Allonby | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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