ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210246
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Turnhouse SF RAF |
| Registration: | N3806 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Middle Norton, Ratho, 3 miles SW of RAF Turnhouse, Midlothian. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Lothian |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Magister N3806: Dived into the ground at Middle Norton, Ratho, three miles South West of RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 23/12/1939
Crew:
F/Lt (22136) Frank GOWER -JONES (pilot) RAF - killed
The death certificate for Flt Lt Gower-Jones records his death at Middle Norton, Ratho, South of Turnhouse airfield. Pilot was buried at Edinburgh (Corstorphine Hill) Cemetery.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. The Times, London, 2 December 1940
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2451801/gower-jones,-frank/
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/15978.php
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57624355/frank-gower-jones
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2018 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2018 00:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 23:04 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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