ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69289
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| Date: | Thursday 6 October 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page HP54 Harrow Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 215 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6965 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sowtens Wood, Udimore, near Rye, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Harrow K6965: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6/10/38, While performing a night training flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The aircraft was struck by lightning, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. While the maneuver was completed successfully and all occupants survived, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Aircraft came down at Sowtens Wood, Udimore, near Rye, Sussex
By an extraordinary coincidence, three Handley Page Harrows were all lost within the space of 24 hours (all on the night of 6/10/38); two of them (K6971 and K6965) were from the same unit (215 Squadron, RAF) and both of these were lost due to lightning strikes on the airframe whilst in flight.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp54-harrow-i-sowtens-wood
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/12219.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2009 17:01 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Mar-2018 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2018 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-May-2023 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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