ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193181
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 January 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6320 |
| MSN: | 242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bridge of Buchat, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Kenneth Raymond Wollatt Shrimpton (Service Number 42652) and Aircraftman 1st Class Walter Critchley (Service Number 619014) of 15 FTS RAF were killed 31 January 1940 when their Oxford I N6320 crashed at Bridge of Buchat at Strathdon, in Aberdeenshire.
It is noteworthy that the file of the official records for this accident were kept closed for longer than normal - until 18 August 2017 (77 years instead of the usual 30)
Sources:
1. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2098-6-RAF-Casualties-31-01-1940-UK
2. http://www.ukserials.com/serials-older-0n.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2691102/shrimpton,-kenneth-raymond-wollatt/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2411188/critchley,-walter/
5. Air Ministry File AIR 81/1814 at the PRO, Kew: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471244
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2098&p=10844#10844
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32712812
8. https://boltonremembers.org/name/critchley-23/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2017 08:30 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 21-Mar-2019 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2019 12:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-May-2019 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 16:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
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