ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202904
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 236 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1816 |
| MSN: | 1817 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clopton, near Woodbridge, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 13 December 1939 the Magister Mk.I R1816 of 236 Squadron RAF spun into ground at Clopton, near Woodbridge, Suffolk (at approximate co ordinates 52.117°N 1.25°E) killing the pilot, Sgt Edward Mc.Cluggage (Service Number 521091, aged 23). He was buried in Larne's McGarel Cemetery.
Sgt McCluggage's headstone was damaged at some point in the 1990s, and a new headstone was erected by the CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) in 2009. According to a newspaper report in the "Larne Times" (26 November 2009 - see link #8)
"Fitting tribute to Larne WW2 pilot - 70 years on
A LARNE pilot who was killed during the Second World War has had a new memorial dedicated to him – 70 years after his untimely death. Sergeant Edward McCluggage, a 23-year-old test pilot for the RAF, died after a flying accident in England on December 13, 1939. And now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has erected a new headstone at Edward's final resting place in Larne's McGarel Cemetery."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980 page 12)
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/15847.php
3, https://www.facebook.com/Irishsoldiersremembered/posts/538303792933861
4, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clopton,_Suffolk
5. http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-anglia/suffolk-county/clopton/
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2931335/mccluggage,-edward/
8. https://www.larnetimes.co.uk/news/fitting-tribute-to-larne-ww2-pilot-70-years-on-1-1711373
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2017 14:42 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 29-Apr-2018 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2018 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Oct-2020 11:09 | MatthewC | Updated [Cn] |
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