ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193917
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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blackburn Roc Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 759 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L3070 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles west of Botley, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 25 February 1940 Midshipman (A) Thomas R. W. Wagner of 759 Sqdn FAA, aged 19, was killed when his Roc L3070 crashed in a training exercise 2 miles west of Botley, Hampshire. He was alone aboard.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2134-Roc-loss-759-Sqdn-25-02-1940
http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/roc.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botley,_Hampshire
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/south-east/hampshire-county/botley/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2017 21:37 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 03-Dec-2018 20:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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