Date:	Friday 19 May 1939
Time:	day
Type:	Hawker Hector
Owner/operator:	59 Sqn RAF
Registration:	K9690
MSN:	PJ-B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Penton Mewsey, 2 miles NW of Andover, Hampshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Andover, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Hawker Hector K9690 (PJ-B) of 59 Squadron, RAF Andover: Written off (destroyed) 19/5/39 when side-slipped into the ground soon after take-off from RAF Andover, and came down at Penton Mewsey, 2 miles North West of Andover, Hampshire. Aircraft caught fire after impact. One of the two crew was killed

Pilot Officer Nigel Avenel Van Someren (aged 21) killed
AC1 Alfred Dennis Jacobs injured

According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (May 25, 1939 page 530 - see link #3):

"FLYING ACCIDENTS
P/O Nigel Avenel Van Someren lost his lift and A/C.1 Alfred Dennis Jacobs was dangerously injured in an accident which occurred near Penton Newsey, Hampshire, on May 10 to an aircraft of No. 59 Squadron."

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 78)
2. Manchester Evening News - Manchester, Greater Manchester, 19 May 1939
3. Evening Despatch West Midlands, England 19 May 1939
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201587.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penton_Mewsey
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/05073.php
8. Photo of K9690; http://www.raf-in-combat.com/wpsite/wp-content/uploads/edd/2015/01/tn_Hector-09.jpg
9. Photo of K9690: http://www.raf-in-combat.com/wpsite/wp-content/uploads/edd/2015/01/tn_Hector-07.jpg
10. http://number59squadron.com/1939_phoney_war.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Mar-2018 23:49	Dr. John Smith	Added
09-Oct-2018 19:41	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]