ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275122
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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Havoc Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1451 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | AH476 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bishop's Stortford, 5 miles NE of RAF Hunsdon, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Hunsdon |
AH476 a Havoc II (Turbinlite) was conducting a GCI training sortie. Witnesses speculate that the pilot became disoriented in the weather. The aircraft crashed 5 miles NE of RAF Hunsdon near Bishop's Stortford. The pilot died in the crash, the radar operator died in hospital a short while later.
Sources:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17206439
Listemann, Phil H. The Douglas Boston & Havoc Night Fighter (SQUADRONS 24). Philedition. Kindle Edition.
Images:
AIR 81/13802 entry
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2022 07:10 | grapeshot418 | Added |
| 09-Feb-2022 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2022 10:26 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Nature] |
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