ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207127
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hind |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6748 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 16/8/37, whilst flying in a “Box” formation near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, in a formation of five aircraft, two of the aircraft of 50 Squadron, RAF (Hind K6748 piloted by Pilot Officer R.J. Cosgrove and Hind K6746 piloted by 580294 Sgt.Windsor) collided in mid-air. Both aircraft crashed (where is NOT specified, but is presumed to have been in the area of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire).
No.526880 AC2 J. Crawford, (passenger) descended safely by parachute from K6748. Neither of the pilots, or the passenger in K6746, received serious injuries. The Lincolnshire Echo reported on the 17/8/37 that the two aircraft touched wings while performing aerobatics over Woodhall Spa at 3000 feet (but probably more correctly formation flying) and subsequently both force landed, with one aircraft overturning and the other ‘nosing in’. The pilots and passengers including the one who jumped for it were indeed not seriously injured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 54)
2. http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/app/download/5802508903/50+SQUADRON+ORB+1939+1943+Revision+1.pdf.
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1936
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2018 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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