ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204646
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| Date: | Monday 13 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 46 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3062 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lod Farm, Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 13 January 1941 two Hurricanes of 46 Sqn RAF collided in mid-air during a cine-gun air-to-air combat practice, almost overhead Barkston Heath airfield. Both crashed killing the respective pilots. The Hurricane I P3062 of 27-year old Plt Off Frederick Francis Harper came down at Lod Farm, Ancaster, Lincolnshire, while the Hurricane I V6816 of 24 years old Sgt Kenneth Edgecombe Markham fell at Belton Park, Grantham.
Sources:
http://www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/frederick-francis-harper/
"1941 the turning point. Part 1", by John Foreman, ISBN 1-871187-22-2
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1941-incident-logs
http://www.worldmilitair.com/serials/serials%20h/haw%20010%200025%20glo%20010.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancaster,_Lincolnshire
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-midlands/lincolnshire-county/ancaster/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2018 16:50 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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