ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247206
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk 1a |
| Owner/operator: | 731 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | BW855 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hepple Whitefield Estate moors, Northumberland, England, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, Flintshire, Wales |
| RNAS East Haven, Angus, Scotland |
731 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Hawker Sea Hurricane crashed late evening on 19th August 1944 on Hepple Whitefield Estate Moors (in the Northumberland National Park), killing Pilot, Lieutenant-Commander, Peter Nesbitt Medd.
The aircraft was being ferried from RAF Sealand Airfield, Flintshire, Wales to the Royal Navy, 731 Squadron, Deck landing and Aircraft Handling training school at RNAS East Haven (HMS Peewit) Airfield, Angus, Scotland,
Sources:
Wonersh - They Gave Their Today
Sea Hurricane losses[RAFCommands Archive]
East Haven (royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2021 22:38 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 05-Feb-2021 16:04 | Vicktor | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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