ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209709
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| Date: | Thursday 7 November 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 15 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N7008 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles west of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire |
Harvard N7008: Written off (destroyed) 7/11/40 when spun into the ground 2 miles west of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, killing both aircrew;
Crew:
F/O Willliam Ronald Corkhill (pilot) RAF - killed
AC.1 John Gundy Humphrey (pilot u/t) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1. http://www.chippingnortonbritishlegion.com/wartime-plane-crashes-around-chipping-norton.php
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2422000/CORKHILL
3. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72480
4. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/plan-expand-denbighshire-village-sparks-13175888
5. http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/cofadeiladau/llanfairdyffrynclwyd_wm.htm
6. https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/william-ronald-corkhill/163851004
7. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Oxfordshire/Woodstock.html
8. https://www.twgpp.org/photograph/view/3389483
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2024 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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