ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206955
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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Nimrod Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K4623 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Nimrod II K4623, 1 FTS, RAF Leuchars: Written off (destroyed) 20/7/36 when spun into the ground shortly after take-off, from RAF Leuchars, Fife. Pilot - Pilot Officer Guy Alan Corder (aged 21) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (July 23, 1936 page 119 - see link #3):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
P/O Guy Alan Corder lost his life in an accident which occurred at Leuchars on July 20, to an aircraft of No. 1 Flying Training School, Leuchars. P/O Corder was the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1976 page 35)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1936/1936%20-%202064.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 14:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Apr-2018 16:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 17:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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