ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206874
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 23 ERFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N3981 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cassington, 5 miles NW of Oxford, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Rochester, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Miles Magister Mk.I N3981, 23 ERFTS, RAF Rochester, Kent: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.9.39 when dived into ground, near Cassington, 5 miles north west of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Both crew killed:
Flight Lt John Joseph Nolan (aged 37) killed (RAFO)
Leonard William Bartlett (aged 32)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21605-MAGISTER-N3981-of-23ERFTS-dived-into-ground-nr-Cassington-Oxford-2nd-Sept-1939
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 00:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Apr-2018 23:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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