ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195875
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4645 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Montrose, Angus |
| RAF Montrose, Angus | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19.9.1939: The crew was performing a training exercise. On final approach to RAF Montrose, the twin engine aircraft was too low. It hit the ground and came to rest in a field. One of the crew was killed, while the second occupant was seriously injured.
Crew Member killed: Dennis Samuel Martin Burrell, (Service Number 39964, aged 25)
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-raf-montrose-1-killed
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69402139
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2459490/burrell,-dennis-samuel-martin/
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12304-Dennis-SM-Burrell
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2017 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Dec-2018 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2019 19:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
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