ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15612
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| Date: | Thursday 4 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Henley Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1605 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | L3297 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles N of Towyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Towyn |
On 4 February 1943, Plt Off Brobyn of 1605 (AAC) Flt RAF took off at 1405 hrs from Towyn airfield for an afternoon sortie but the engine of his Henley III L3297 cut on take off and he crashlanded 3 miles north of Towyn, in the sea or on beach depending from sources, so probably on the beach part that was covered by the sea at high tide. There was no casualty but the aircraft was wrecked. Brobyn had already escaped unhurt from another accident two days before.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7843-430202-Unaccounted-airmen-2-2-1943
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Henley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Towyn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tywyn
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/wales/wales/gwynedd/towyn/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2008 07:07 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2013 02:03 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 24-Aug-2013 08:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 03-Oct-2013 01:23 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2014 15:21 | Dandy | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2018 23:57 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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