ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208427
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 June 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K8222 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Newnton, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire |
| RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Fury II K8222, 9 FTS, RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire: Written off (destroyed) 20/6/39 when stalled and dived into the ground, Long Newnton, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Pilot - Acting Pilot Officer Eric Russell McGovern (aged 21) - was killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (June 29, 1939 - see link #3):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
A.P/O Eric Russell McGovern (flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred at Long Newnton, near Tetbury, on June 20, 1939, to an aircraft of No. 9 Flying Training School".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 68)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%202003.PDF
4. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
5. http://www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlantikwall/e_w_long_newnton.php
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Newnton#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Mar-2018 17:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2018 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
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