ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175998
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Date: | Saturday 2 March 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 4 BGS RAF |
Registration: | L8264 |
MSN: | 720 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Glenwhilly, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire |
Destination airport: | RAF West Freugh |
Narrative:The Magister departed West Freugh on a 30-minute local flight.
It failed to return and was found the next day crashed in a bog at Glenwhilly.
The aircraft appeared to have dived into the ground and both occupants were dead.
Crew:
F/O Laurence Horace LEADER (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O Allan LAW ( dental officer ) RAF - killed.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?18117-March-3-1940-Magister-L8264 CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-May-2015 22:24 |
angels one five |
Added |
17-Jun-2015 06:28 |
Angel dick one |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Oct-2020 11:08 |
MatthewC |
Updated [Cn] |
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