ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81584
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | Day |
| Type: | Curtiss SBW-1B Helldiver |
| Owner/operator: | 1820 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | JW121 |
| MSN: | 60031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Preesall Sands Bombing Range, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Burscough |
| RNAS Burscough |
Royal Navy Curtiss Helldiver s/n JW121 was making a practice dive bombing attack on a floating target on the Preesall Bombing Range off Pilling Lane on the coast of Lancashire, when it failed to recover from its dive in time and crashed into the sea.
The pilot and his passenger were both killed.
Sub-Lt (A) Alan Edgar Neville (21) RNVR, and Assistant Steward Frank Thomas Turner (20) RN, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Both men are buried in Burscough Bridge (St John the Baptist) Churchyard.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
http://www.south-lancs-aviation.bravepages.com/jw121.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Oct-2013 21:40 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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