ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208291
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 May 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Hart |
| Owner/operator: | 2 E&RFTS RAF |
| Registration: | K4372 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Filton, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hart Special K4372, 2 E&RFTS, Filton: Written off (destroyed) 3/5/39 in a midair collision with Tiger Moth G-ACBA on approach to Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire. Pilot of Hart K4372 - Flight Sgt Clifford Percival Wright (aged 19) - killed. Pilot of Tiger Moth G-ACBA - Michael Anthony Sims - injured. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (May 11, 1939 page 480 - see link #4)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce the following accidents: —
Sgt. Clifford Percival Wright lost his life and Michael Anthony Sims was seriously injured as the result of a collision in the air which occurred at Filton, Bristol, on May 3, between two aircraft of No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Bristol. Each pilot was flying solo."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, page 33)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201415.html?search=flying%20accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2018 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Mar-2018 13:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2018 14:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2018 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
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