Accident Hawker Typhoon Mk IB EK186,
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Date:Tuesday 4 May 1943
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic typh model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
Owner/operator:174 (Mauritius) Sqn RAF
Registration: EK186
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Outwood district, near Redhill, Surrey, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Gravesend, Kent
Destination airport:RAF Gravesend
Narrative:
Crash due to structural failure of the wing and tail during aerobatics.
Crew:
F/O (J/15356) James William Bromley REYNOLDS (pilot) RCAF- perished in the crash.

Sources:

http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=9917.0;wap2
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2928692

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Oct-2019 06:26 tachel Added
12-Jan-2021 20:52 tachel Updated [Aircraft type]
18-Jul-2021 10:48 Anon. Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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