ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69288
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Sunday 7 August 1938 |
| Time: | 00:10 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Harrow Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 37 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6961 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Conyer's Green, Great Barton, near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into high ground in bad visibility on night exercise, at Vicarage Farm, Conyer's Green, Great Barton, near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. All five crew killed:
Pilot: Flying Officer John Adam RAF killed.
Pilot Officer Albert George Gillespie RAF killed.
Pilot Officer Edward Rayment White RAF killed.
AC Charles Carter Noxon Suthers RAF killed.
AC Patrick Joseph McGovern RAF killed.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. Aircraft photo here: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk/gallery/large/sywellaerodrome1374.jpg] and
3. http://www.stedmundsburychronicle.co.uk/Chronicle/C20pics/crash1938.jpg
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
5. http://www.stedmundsburychronicle.co.uk/Chronicle/1900-1945.htm
6. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202411.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2009 16:56 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Feb-2018 13:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2018 01:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation