ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301886
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| Date: | Thursday 10 December 1942 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 288 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W9224 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ashby, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
This aircraft was destroyed whilst engaged on a low-lying co-operation sortie. It dived into the ground from 50 feet whilst attempting to make a forced landing after the engine caught fire in the air.
Pilot Sgt H.G.W. Smith (Australian) was killed.
Sources:
BCAR database - http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
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