ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247518
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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Blackburn Roc Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 759 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L3115 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crawley,West Sussex, England, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS, Eastleigh (HMS Raven), Hampshire, England. |
| RNAS, Eastleigh (HMS Raven), Hampshire, England. |
759 Sqn. FAA Royal Navy, Blackburn Roc L3115, stalled and crashed at Crawley, West Sussex on 31st August 1940 when on a training flight from, RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven), Hampshire, England, killing the pilot, Lieutenant, John Gilbert Vaughan and Air Mechanic, Eric Charles Woodley.
Sources:
Battle of Britain, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
Roc L3115 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Hampshire Aircraft Crashes and Accidents. (hampshireairfields.co.uk)
Asisbiz Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 759 Naval Air Squadron
FAA in home waters August 1940 (rafcommands.com)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 October 1939 | L3063 | 830 Sqn FAA RN | 2 | North Sea, off the Caithness Coast, Scotland | |
w/o |
| 28 May 1940 | ????? L6-? | 806 Sqn FAA RN | 0 | RAF Detling, Kent, England | |
w/o |
| 24 October 1940 | L3172 | 2 AACU RAF | 0 | - | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2021 19:04 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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