ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348692
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| Date: | Sunday 13 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane I |
| Owner/operator: | RAF MSFU (Merchant Ship Fighter Unit) |
| Registration: | P3868 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bryn-y-gwynt farm, Babell, Flintshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Speke |
(Courtesy of www.bbm.org.uk which has a biography & tribute to F/O Davy) Flying Officer Thomas Daniel Humphrey Davy was killed on 13th September 1942 whilst flying Hurricane P3868 in an interception exercise with the MFSU. As his aircraft was approached by the fighters, it was seen to carry out a steep turn to the right at about 2,000 feet and a few seconds later was seen to be spinning. The aircraft crashed into a field near Bryn-y-gwynt farm, Flintshire and caught fire.
The accident was considered to have been caused by failing to recover from a flat spin after a high speed stall induced by the steep turn.
Sources:
https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Davy.htm
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands.pdf
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P3868
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2023 07:48 | neil 2ev | Added |
| 08-Dec-2023 14:09 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
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