Accident North American Harvard Mk 1 N7043,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209933
 
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Date:Monday 13 November 1939
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard Mk 1
Owner/operator:1 FTS RAF
Registration: N7043
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Harvard N7043: Written off (destroyed) 13/11/39 when dived into ground, near RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire.
Crew:
F/Lt (37065) Wilson Irwin Hammond (can.pilot) RAF: killed
Acting Sub-Lt (A) Donald Copsey (pilot) RN FAA: killed

Both crew members were buried at Netheravon (All Saints) Churchyard, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2710081/hammond,-wilson-irwin/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2710078/copsey,-donald/
5. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1939-11NOV.htm
6. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/286273/24467893
7. https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/wilson-irwin-hammond/164152482

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2018 18:05 Dr. John Smith Added
01-Nov-2018 18:09 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
17-Jul-2023 16:17 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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