ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202979
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| Date: | Friday 7 February 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P1302 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
On 7 February 1941 the Hampden I P1149 of 16 OTU RAF was taking off from Upper Heyford for a training sortie when it flew into another of the unit's aircraft, the Hampden I P1302, which was in the process of landing. Locked together the two aircraft fell onto the airfield where they began to burn.
The pilot of P1149, Sgt H Walker, managed to escape the inferno with a thigh injury. His wireless operator, Sgt Harry James, did not survive and now rests in Upper Heyford Cemetery.
The pilot of P1302, 40413 Flying Officer Swain Moxham DFC, aged 23, was saved by two officers who rushed to the scene. Wing Commander W C Sheen DSO and the gunnery officer Pilot Officer J C Cunningham managed to drag him from his cockpit and beat out the flames that were engulfing his flying suit, but sadly he died from his wounds the same day. His wireless operator, 646171 Sgt Richard Ernest Fenton, aged 20, was also killed.
The DFC of Flg Off Moxham was gazetted on 22 November 1940 for his service with 50 Sqn RAF.
Sources:
1. "Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses, volume 7: Operational Training Units 1940-1947", by W R Chorley, ISBN 1-85780-132-6
2. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/remembering-today-7-2-41-sergeant-harry-james-943703-royal-air-force-volunteer-reserve.60416/
3. http://www.theygavetheirtoday.com/raf-upper-heyford.html
4. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34998/page/6699/data.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Upper_Heyford
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2433621/moxham,-swain/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2401980/fenton,-richard-ernest/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2017 09:03 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 15-Dec-2017 09:04 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Jul-2018 16:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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