ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179322
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| Date: | Monday 13 March 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1692 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere, West Sussex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hurricane I L1692, 1 Sqn, RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex. Destroyed 13/3/39 when Spun into the ground off turn on approach, RAF Tangmere. Sgt William Allan Cuthbert killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (March 23, 1939 page 294 - see link #3)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce the following accidents: —
Sgt. William Allan Cuthbert (flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred at Tangmere, Sussex, on March 13, to an aircraft of No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere"
Sources:
1. Folha da Manhã 14 March 1939, p 1
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%200832.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2015 16:34 | TB | Added |
| 13-Nov-2016 16:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2018 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2018 07:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Jul-2019 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 16:46 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Operator] |
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