ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208198
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Osprey Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Gosport SF RAF |
| Registration: | S1682 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Osprey Mk.I S1682, Station Flight, RAF Gosport: Written off (destroyed) 21/3/39 when crashed after engine cut on take-off from RAF Gosport, Hampshire. The machine had taken off a few minutes before the accident and had reached a height about 300 feet when the engine cut out and it crashed out of control. One of the crew of two was killed:
Flight Lt Dermod Donatus O'Brien (aged 29) killed (Lt, RN - reportedly "DOI" - "Died Of Injuries")
Sub-Lt Charles Howard Colomb O'Rorke injured
"The London Gazette, 28 March, 1939" - published one week after the fatal accident - notes the following: "Lieut. Dermod Donatus O'BRIEN, R.N. (since deceased) is re-attached to the Royal Air Force as a Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 15th March 1939 and with seniority of 1st Jan. 1937" (see link #5)
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13935-Flt-Lt-Dermod-Donatus-O-Brien-(Lt-RN)-Killed-21-Mar-39-CFS-Wittering-1931
4. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
5. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34611/page/2098/data.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2018 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Nov-2018 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 23:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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