ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265326
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| Date: | Monday 26 August 1940 |
| Time: | 07:05 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N2606 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Aston Down |
The Hurricane took off for a training flight.
The plane was seen to dive to a low height and then pull up into a steep climbing turn. In the course of this turn the aircraft stalled and then spun into the ground, catching fire. The Hurricane was destroyed in this severe crash and its pilot was killed.
P/O (36256) Ronald Stanley MAGEE ( from New Zealand ) RAF - killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1.Hurricane production list
2.http://aircrewremembered.com/magee-ronald-stanley.html
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2021 01:04 | angels one five | Added |
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