Date:	Tuesday 26 January 1943
Time:	14:40
Type:	Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I
Owner/operator:	118 Sqn RCAF
Registration:	AL227
MSN:	VW-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Annette Island, Alaska -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Annette Island
Destination airport:	Annette Island
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Engine burst into flames while making approach for a landing at home base. The pilot managed to make a good landing but the flames biurst through in the cockpit before the pilot could extricate himself. He suffered burns to his face and most of his flying clothing was destroyed.

Pilot: J10652 P/O Albert Barclay Newsome (RCAF)

RCAF microfilm archives at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12316/1514
https://caspir.warplane.com/accidentcards/qd/al227/transtype/displaycards/
Personnel file of the pilot P/O newsome from Archives Canada (Ancestry.ca military records)
RCAF accident card chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0027/00000088.pdf

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

28 March 1943

AK821

118 Sqn RCAF

1

Annette Island Alaska

w/o

118 Sqn Kittyhawl AL227 post fire recovery

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
02-Dec-2023 14:29	tachel	Added
02-Dec-2023 14:32	tachel	Updated [Source]