ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245661
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| Date: | Thursday 13 June 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 500 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N5225 |
| MSN: | MK-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off the east coast of England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Kent, England |
| RAF Detling, Kent |
No. 500 (County of Kent) Squadron RAuxAF, Avro Anson Mk 1 N5225 "MK-M", took off, late evening 13th June 1940, from RAF Detling, Kent and went missing, in unknown circumstances on a night patrol over the North Sea off the east coast of England, with four aircrew, Flying Officer, Pilot, Russell K. Curzon; Sergeant, Norman J. Sparks; Aircraftman 1st Class, Laurence V. Pepper and Sergeant, George A. Mitchell.
Sources:
No. 500 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia
Detling Airfield: A History 1915-1959 - Anthony J. Moor - Google Books
World War 2 - RAF No. 500 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
RAFCommands Forums
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2020 15:45 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 14-Dec-2020 17:31 | Oezil | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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