ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206594
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III |
| Owner/operator: | 11 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | BB663 |
| MSN: | 1078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Poyle Park, Poyle Road, Tongham, near Farnham, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
First registered [C of R 9103] on 4.5.39 as G-AFTR to Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd., Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, Reading Berkshire. C of A 6575 issued May 1939. Civil registration G-AFTR cancelled 14.11.40 when impressed into military service as BB663. RAF Service with 8 EFTS and then 11 EFTS.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25.4.42: aircraft was engaged on a cross country training flight when the pilot became lost. Thus he decided to make a precautionary landing in a field at Poyle Park, Poyle Road, Tongham, near Farnham, Surrey. The attempt was not successful. The pilot overshot and decided to go around with the intention of making a second attempt. However he failed to gain sufficient height and struck a tree, causing the aeroplane to crash. There were no fatalities but the aeroplane was severely damaged. It was SOC as Category E (destroyed - write off).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft BA100-BZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1986 p 17)
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFTR.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongham
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15722.0
7. https://www.openplay.co.uk/view/1111/poyle-road-recreation-ground
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2018 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-May-2019 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 16:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Mar-2020 15:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2020 16:09 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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