ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195874
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4571 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
| RAF Hullavington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed Oxford Mk.I L4571, 9 FTS, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18.9.1939. The pilot was completing a solo training exercise when he lost control of the aircraft, and dove into the ground. The aircraft crashed into a wooded area located near RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire. The pilot was killed.
Crew: Pilot Officer Richard Bowyer (service number 72981, aged 27, killed).
According to a Brass tablet on wall in St John the Baptist Church, North Baddersely, Hampshire:
"In proud remembrance of Pilot Officer Richard Bowyer R.A.F. only & beloved son of Alderman and Mrs Percy Vincent Bowyer. Born 9 June 1912. Killed on active service 18 September 1939. He lies in the Garden of God in which this His House stands"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-near-raf-hullavington-1-killed
3. http://hampshirewarmemorials.com/IndexesWW2/places/places_n/North%20Baddesley.htm
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/12000.php
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2439032/bowyer,-richard/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2017 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Apr-2018 22:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2018 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2019 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:39 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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