ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172477
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 220 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7284 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 4.5 miles off Seaham, County Durham, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 19 November 1939 the Hudson I N7284 of 220 Sqn RAF crashed in the North Sea 4.5 miles east of Seaham, County Durham, after air gunnery practice on sea markers, and was seen to sink by HMS Dalmarron in position 54°50’N 01°10’W. A search by the Seaham lifeboat failed to find any trace of the aircraft or crew, and later it was reported that the aircraft had been located by a trawler but no sign of the crew.
Both crew members,
P/O (36173) Hubert John Keller (NZ.pilot) RAF: killed
P/O (41533) John Whyte Crichton Robertson (co.pilot) RAF: killed
Sources:
1. Coastal Command losses of the Second World War, vol 1. Aircraft and Crews losses 1939-1941".
2. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C27931
3. https://www.cwgc.org /find-war-dead/ casualty/2940392/robertson,-john-whyte-crichton/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1802521/keller,-hubert-john/
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/13984954049
6. http://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=54.833333&lon=-1.166667&z=10
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
8. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-WWII1939-40.htm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2014 00:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jun-2015 06:59 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2015 07:12 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2015 18:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:56 | JIXN | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2017 10:21 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Apr-2018 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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