ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207641
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Gp CF RAF |
| Registration: | L8269 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Miles Magister Mk.I, L8269, 2 Group Communications Flight, RAF Wyton: Written off (destroyed) 13/9/38 when stalled and flew into the ground on approach to RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire. Pilot - Flying Officer Kenneth Gerald Stodart AFC (Service #36034, aged 28) - died 15.9.38 (two days later) of injuries sustained at the Princess Mary RAF Hospital at Halton, Buckinghamshire. [It may be recalled that F/O Stodart flew in the MacRobertson Race in 1934 with his uncle in an Airspeed Courier, finishing in sixth place.]
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9306-F-O-Kenneth-Gerald-Stodart-AFC
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202655.PDF
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2018 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Mar-2018 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2018 15:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 08:31 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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