ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265524
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| Date: | Monday 5 June 1944 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: | Republic Thunderbolt Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 135 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HB977 |
| MSN: | WK- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles west of Minneriya airfield -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Minneriya |
Pilot: J/7903 F/L Elton Budd Hart (RCAF) on a training flight. Unit was in the process of converting from the Hurricane to the Thunderbolt. Pilot took off at 14h20 with instruction to carry out an altitude test. Aircraft was observed at 14h50 diving vertically into ground at terrific speed with throttle at full power. Aircraft was completely destroyed with pilot remains desintegrated in explosion.
Sources:
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2155109?Elton%20Budd%20Hart
Pilot's personnel records from Archives Canada containing the crash investigation report
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=7903&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2021 18:25 | tachel | Added |
| 07-May-2022 07:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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