Accident North American Harvard Mk 1 N7181,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209775
 
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Date:Sunday 8 October 1939
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard Mk 1
Owner/operator:CFS RAF
Registration: N7181
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Upavon, Wiltshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
North American Harvard Mk.I N7181, CFS (Central Flying School) RAF Upavon: Written off (destroyed) 8/10/39 when crashed on take-off at night at RAF Upavon, Wiltshire.
Crew:
Sgt John Horner Hargreaves (740208) RAF killed
Sgt Charley Lovell Wallace Mason (741158) RAF killed

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2408108/hargreaves,-john-horner/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2710484/mason,-charley-lovell-wallace/
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119705008/john-horner-hargreaves

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Apr-2018 16:25 Dr. John Smith Added
20-Nov-2018 15:56 Nepa Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator]
11-Jun-2023 09:13 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Nature, Operator]]

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