ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243704
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1942 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Vickers Warwick B Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | BV214 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shrewton, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boscombe Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
The first production Vickers Warwick B.1 BV214 crashed 8 miles from base while on a test flight out of RAF Boscombe Down Airfield, when fabric panels became detached from the wings during diving trials.
The 4 crew Pilot, Sqn. Ldr. William Joseph Carr (36127) DFC; Cpl. Raymond Leigh (648732); Cpl. Frederick William Shenton and Mr Eric R. Staniland were killed in the crash.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Warwick
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/vickers-warwick
http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=94
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=61255
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1943 | BV215 | RAE Farnborough | 0 | Farnborough Airfield, Farnborough, Hampshire, | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2020 14:40 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 19-Feb-2022 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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