ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225495
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| Date: | Friday 15 March 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P6358 |
| MSN: | 1726 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Upminster, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Miles Magister P6358: Written off (destroyed) 15 March 1940 when low flying near Upminster, Essex. Aircraft flew into a tree, and then fell to the ground, killing one of the two crew:
Crew of Magister P6358:
P/O (41508) Robert Eli WEST (pilot) RAF - killed
Sergeant B RAISES (passenger) - seriously injured;
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1979 p 34)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1912
3. http://nwamuseum.co.uk/IncidentsWestEssexto2000-1.pdf
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2434963/west,-robert-eli/
5. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
6. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/54_squadron.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 12:52 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Oct-2020 11:08 | MatthewC | Updated [Cn] |
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