ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156037
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Master Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 59 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T8431 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Howburn Farm, 3 miles SW of Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Millfield, Northumberland |
| RAF Millfield, Northumberland |
Miles Master Mk.I T8431, 59 OTU, RAF Millfield, Northumberland. Written off (destroyed) 6 November 1942. Failed to recover from a dive and struck the ground at Howburn Farm, Carham, 3 miles South-West of Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland. Both crew killed.
Crew of Master T8431:
Warrant Officer 1st Class George Harry Neate (pilot under training, Service Number R/61198) RCAF, killed in a flying accident 6 November 1942. Buried at St. Gregory Churchyard, Kirknewton
Flt-Lt Percival Alexander Mortimer (Instructor Pilot, Service Number: 87382, aged 28) RAFVR. Taken to hospital in Newcastle, but died as the result of his injuries the following day (7 November 1942). Buried at West Road Cemetery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.70)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/19300: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17927913
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2809935/george-harry-neate/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2810461/percival-alexander-mortimer/
5. http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=100&articleid=1501&displayorder=5
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf
7. http://www.milfield.org.uk/post-war.htm
8. http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=99&articleid=1497&displayorder=11
9. https://aircrewremembered.com/AircrewDeaths39-47/?q=Neate+George+Harry&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
10. https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Mortimer.htm
11. https://mapcarta.com/N2468040399
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2013 23:39 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-May-2013 23:40 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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