ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245276
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: | Miles Martinet TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 41 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HP227 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruabon Mountain, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Hawarden, Flintshire |
Miles Martinet TT Mk.1 HP227, 43 OTU: Written off (destroyed) 3-11-43 when flew into high ground in cloud at Ruabon Mountain, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales killing the pilot. The reason of this fatal accident was hitting a ridge or a hill while flying in clouds in deteriorating weather conditions
According to the relevant extract from the 43 OTU ORB (see link #4):
"November 3rd 1943, “During the morning a Polish pilot of Z Flight, Flight Sergeant Jarosz, flying Martinet HP227, crashed on a hill near Wrexham. He had taken a passenger to Rednal and was returning solo in bad visibility when the accident occurred. Jarosz was flying in a pair as he 'lost touch with leader' prior to the incident and F/O Kolakowski to be interviewed".
Crew:
F/Sgt (Kapral) (P.780867) Włodzimierz Antoni JAROSZ (pilot) Polish Air Force - Killed on active service 3-11-43,
Buried at Hawarden Cemetery, Hawarden, Flintshire
Sources:
1. https://listakrzystka.pl/en/jarosz-wlodzimierz-antoni/
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/7503593/wlodzimierz-jarosz/
3. https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8342-Flt-Sgt-Jarosz-W-(780867)-Martinet-HP227
4. 43 OTU RAF ORB for the period 1-10-1941 to 31-3-1947: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/679/2: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7161024
5. https://niebieskaeskadra.pl/PDFAirmen.php?id=430
6. https://listakrzystka.pl/en/jarosz-wlodzimierz-antoni/
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138238413/wlodimierz-antoni-jarosz
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2020 12:52 | ord | Added |
| 30-Nov-2020 21:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-May-2023 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 28-May-2023 07:25 | Nepa | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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