ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208749
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| Date: | Monday 13 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K8315 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | ½ mile east of Beversbrook Bombing Range, Calne, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire |
Hawker Audax Mk.1 K8315, 9 FTS, RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire: Written off (destroyed) when crashed 13/5/40, after stalling and diving into the ground, ½ mile east of Beversbrook Bombing Range, Calne, Wiltshire. Pilot - Sergeant (Pilot U/T) Charles D. Thorn, RAFVR 742760, age 25, was killed.
He was buried at Stanton St. Quintin (St. Giles) Churchyard Extension (death registered at Chippenham, Wiltshire).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983 page 69
2. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/9_FTS.html
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?141705-Thoughts-And-Advice-Needed-50MU-Diary&p=2379466#post2379466
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2018 19:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Dec-2018 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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