ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246960
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 April 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Gloster Sea Gladiator Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 759 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | N2301 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Three miles south west of Wilton, Wiltshire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eastleigh Airfield, (HMS Raven) Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
| RNAS Eastleigh Airfield, (HMS Raven) Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
759 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Gloster Sea Gladiator II N2301 from RNAS Eastleigh Airfield, (HMS Raven) Southampton, crashed three miles south west of Wilton, Wiltshire when on a training excersise, killing the Royal Marines pilot, Lieutenant, Victor Carmichael Marryat.
Sources:
Gladiator II N2301 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Lieutenant Victor Marryat, Gladiator crash (sussexhistoryforum.co.uk)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Royal Naval Air Station, Eastleigh, Hampshire - WartimeNI
759 NAS Fleet Air Arm (wings-aviation.ch)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2021 23:24 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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