ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170200
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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 1940 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 615 (County of Surrey) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V7312 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Ayr Racecourse -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire |
| RAF Prestwick |
Crashed from 7,000 feet during air combat practice.
Cause not established, but probably loss of consciousness due to centrifugal force from which the pilot did not recover in time to regain full control of his aircraft.
Pilot:
P/O (84016) James McGibbon RAF- killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1940
http://www.monsmilitaryantiques.co.uk/viewitem.php?id=1561
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2014 03:21 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Sep-2014 19:33 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2014 18:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-May-2015 19:56 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2019 23:00 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2021 20:37 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
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