ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22442
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| Date: | Saturday 30 March 1940 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 220 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7237 |
| MSN: | NR-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Thornaby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
Hudson N7273/R: Took off from Thornaby. While approaching the runway, a fire developed in the port engine. This was extinguished, but before the landing could be completed, flames again took hold and the Hudson crashed into a construction plant near the airfield perimeter and was totally destroyed
Crew:
40425 P/O Murray Charles Petrie RAF pilot ok
41301 P/O Ronald Owen Lawry RAF ok from New Zealand
AC1 K C Merrick RAF ok
514613 LAC Percy Wilson RAF ok
S/Ldr Langford RAF padre ok passenger
F/O Barron RAF dentist ok passenger
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/n7237.html
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/220_squadron.html#3003
http://web.archive.org/web/20140228162639/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/archives/1940-JAN-JUN.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2008 10:57 | Anon. | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 04:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2013 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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