ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208044
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 January 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Westland Wallace Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 ATS RAF |
| Registration: | K6067 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Westland Wallace Mk.II K6067, 3 Armament Training Station (3 ATS), RAF Sutton Bridge: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24/01/39 when undershot on landing, hit an embankment, and overturned at RAF Sutton Bridge, Holbeach, Lincolnshire. One of the two crew was killed:
Crew:
Sgt James Thoms Wyse (pilot) killed
L/AC Edward Lawrence Wade injured
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (February 2, 1939 page 105 - see link #4)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Sgt. James Thomas Wyse (pilot) lost his life and L.A/C. Edward Lawrence Wade was slightly injured in an accident which occurred at Sutton Bridge on January 24 to an aircraft of No. 3 Armament Training Station, Sutton Bridge, Holbeach, Lincolnshire."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 49)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1939
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%200293.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2018 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Mar-2018 23:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Nov-2018 22:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
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