Accident Hawker Tempest Mk V NV666,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273642
 
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Date:Wednesday 23 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic tpst model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Tempest Mk V
Owner/operator:3 FPP ATA
Registration: NV666
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Solway Firth. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:RAF Kirkbride, Cumbria
Narrative:
Tempest NV666: Took off for ferry flight from RAF Aston Down to RAF Kirkbride. 23/05/1945
Missing, likely crashed at Solway Firth.
Crew:
First Officer Reginald John Richard JACKSON (pilot) ATA - killed

Sources:

1.http://raf-lichfield.co.uk/ATA%20Casualties.htm
2.RAF Commands Forum

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jan-2022 22:45 Nepa Added [Operator]

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