ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181291
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 224 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7214 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1/2 mile north of RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
| RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7214 ('QX-T') of 224 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 4/10/39 when dived into ground from 300 feet, half-a-mile north of RAF Leuchars. Believed control lost, due to an unbalanced load of crew and their kit, which affected the aircraft's C of G and stability,while on transit flight from Leuchars to RAF Thornaby with a crew of six (two pilots plus a relief crew of four as passengers)
Crew/Passengers:
Pilot: F/O Desmond George Perry (37899) RAF killed.
Co-pilot: P/O John William Crawford McFarlane (39638) RAF killed
Pilot/Passenger: Sgt. Harry Letchford (580247) RAF killed
Pilot/Passenger: P/O Richard Atkinson Barker (40199) RAF killed.
Passenger: AC.1 Frederick Henderson May (521784) RAF killed.
W/Op.: AC.1 Cyril Arthur Bates (511737) RAF killed.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1 by Ross McNiel (page 16)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/richard-atkinson-barker/
4. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=10897
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2438938/perry,-desmond-george/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2457138/mcfarlane,-john-william-crawford/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2457111/barker,-richard-atkinson/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2457136/letchford,
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2810322/may,-frederick-henderson/
10. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2457112/bates,-cyril-arthur/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2015 15:48 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:35 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2017 01:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Apr-2018 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 01:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Oct-2018 06:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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