Accident North American Harvard Mk I N7104,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204047
 
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Date:Thursday 9 November 1939
Time:13:05 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard Mk I
Owner/operator:10 FTS RAF
Registration: N7104
MSN: 49-852
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hinton on the Green, 1.5 miles south of Evesham, Worcestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Ternhill, Shropshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 9 November 1939, Acting Pilot Officer Stephen Ballard Morris of 10 FTS RAF was killed when his Harvard I N7104 hit a tree and spun into ground during unauthorised flying display for relatives. It crashed at 13:05 hrs at Hinton on the Green, 1.5 miles south of Evesham. Acting Pilot Officer Stephen Ballard Morris (Service Number 42254, aged 26) was the sole occupant.

Sources:

1. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11155-Anyone-here-got-access-to-10-FTS-ORB-for-9th-November-1939
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/15714.php
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1930s.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinton-on-the-Green
5. http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/west-midlands/worcestershire-county/hinton-on-the-green/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2351102/morris,-stephen-ballard/
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jan-2018 21:38 Laurent Rizzotti Added
30-Mar-2018 16:48 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn]
26-Apr-2018 15:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Nov-2018 19:34 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Operator]

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