ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209636
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1954 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Metheringham, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire, | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hurricane L1954: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 09/09/1939 when lost height at night and crashed on approach, RAF Metheringham, North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.
Crew:
F/O (90066) John Michael Godfree Browne (pilot) RAF - was killed
He was the grandson of Michael Browne who founded the lace making company Dobsons and M. Browne & Co. Ltd., which made the 38 Battle of Britain Commemorative lace panels. (31 of which have been located including one in Southwell Minster).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. Newark Advertiser 31/03/2011: http://legacy.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Wartime-pilots-life-revealed
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158423884/john-michael_godfree-browne
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metheringham
6. http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/digby/digby_crashes.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._504_Squadron_RAF#In_World_War_II
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2703679/browne,-john-michael-godfree/
9. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359534
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Oct-2018 07:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2019 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 00:33 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2024 10:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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