ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193360
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| Date: | Monday 10 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1658 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | W7927 |
| MSN: | TT-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Fairwood Common, Swansea, West Glamorgan, South Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Riccal, Selby, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Fairwood Common, West Glamorgan |
Halifax W7927 /R (named "The Pink Lady") crashed on approach to RAF Fairwood Common just before midnight on 9th April 1944. The aircraft, from RAF Riccal near Selby in North Yorkshire, tried to land at Fairwood Common after two of its outer engines had failed. The Halifax came in too low and crashed on WAAF quarters at Upper Killay, injuring 16 WAAFS. LACW Dorothy Ann EVANS (2078021) died later the same day of her wounds.
Sources:
1. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2965186/evans,-dorothy-ann/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2017 07:33 | ORD | Added |
| 16-Feb-2019 08:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2019 01:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2023 12:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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