ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192675
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | P5848 |
| MSN: | 49-1118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, Moray, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF ???? |
P/O Mathew (pilot) and Corporal Irving (pilot u/t) were both killed when their Harvard P5848 of 15 FTS RAF crashed in forced landing at night at Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, Moray.
Crew:
P/O (42250) Alan John MATHEW (pilot) RAF - killed
Cpl (526562) David IRVING (pilot u/t) RAF - killed
It is notable that the official file on the accident (with photographs) at the National Archives at Kew is now sealed - and thus unavailable to researchers - until January 1 2052 - 112 years (almost to the day) from the date of the accident. (It was originally for 82 years - until January 1 2022 - but was pushed back a further 30 years in 2015). According to the note on the file:
"FOI decision date: 2015
Exemption 1: Personal information where the applicant is a 3rd party
Exemption 2: Information provided in confidence
Record opening date: 01 January 2052"
Sources:
1. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2066-3-RAF-Casualties-09-01-1940
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/16280.php
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Castle
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2451809/mathew,-alan-john/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2842363/irving,-david/
6. National Archives File Air 81/1781: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471120
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2017 10:18 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 30-Mar-2018 16:48 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 06-May-2019 20:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2024 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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