ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202324
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| Date: | Saturday 29 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z2639 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stapleford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 29 November 1941 Sgt Robert Denis Bower of 43 Squadron RAF was killed when his Hurricane IIa Z2639 hit the ground in bad visibility and crashed at Stapleford near Swinderby, Lincolnshire.
Sources:
http://www.fusilier.co.uk/acklington_northumberland/raf_acklington__ww2_record_book_1939_1945.html
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1941-incident-logs
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2359180/BOWER,%20ROBERT%20DENIS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleford,_Lincolnshire
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-midlands/lincolnshire-county/stapleford/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2017 19:23 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Feb-2020 11:18 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Operator] |
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