ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208202
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 March 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1792 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Corby Glen, 9 miles SE of Grantham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
| Corby Glen, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hurricane L1792: Written off (destroyed) 29/3/39 when crashed on night landing, Corby Glen, nine miles southeast of Grantham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire.
Crew:
P/O Richard Albert Cecil KENT (pilot) RAF - was killed
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (April 6, 1939 page 352 - see link #3):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
P/O Richard Albert Cyril Kent (flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred at Corby on March 29, 1939, to an aircraft of No. 46 Squadron, Digby, Lincolnshire."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%201017.PDF
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1939
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corby_Glen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2018 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Oct-2018 07:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2018 09:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2019 22:10 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2022 23:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Apr-2024 09:40 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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