ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225535
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V7406 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Stapleford Tawney, Abridge, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
At RAF Stapleford Tawney, Abridge, Essex, 46 Squadron had moved in to replace 151 Squadron at the end of August. The battle-weary 151 Squadron was sent off to enjoy a period of rest at RAF Digby in Lincolnshire.
It appears that the previous tenant squadron left one of their Hurricane aircraft behind when they left, possibly it had been unserviceable. P/O R Ambrose, a pilot who had shot down a Bf 109 serving with 46 squadron on September 2, was assigned to take Hurricane V7406 to Digby on Wednesday September 4, then presumably make his own way back to Stapleford.
The Hurricane V7406 crashed into a crane on take off from RAF Stapleford Tawney, Abridge, Essex, and burned out in the resultant crash. P/O Ambrose was killed.
Pilot:
P/O (73040) Richard AMBROSE RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. https://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0034.html
2. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2721754/ambrose,-richard/
4. http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/digby/digby_crashes.htm
5. http://aircrewremembered.com/ambrose-richard.html
6. http://www.jamestattersall.com/not00239.html
7. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/AmbroseR.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 21:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Sep-2020 10:06 | yarbi | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 17:24 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 09:20 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Dec-2023 05:24 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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