ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209868
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| Date: | Thursday 9 October 1941 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P6999 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kelston, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Charmy Down, Somerset |
| RAF Charmy Down |
As part of a six-aircraft formation returning to base, F/L Coghlan, in P6999, collided with P6968 from the same squadron.
F/L Coghlan baled out at 5000' and landed in High Street, Weston, just to the west of Bath, leaving the aircraft to crash further west at Kelston.
Flight Lieutenant Humphrey Coghlan uninjured
Sources:
Saltford Environmental Group records
RAF 263 Squadron ORB (Form 540)
Paul Doyle personal files
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2018 14:46 | paddy | Added |
| 28-Apr-2018 12:24 | paddy | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2019 11:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator] |
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