ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141890
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Date: | Friday 6 April 1945 |
Time: | 12:20 LT |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 21 (P) AFU RAF |
Registration: | LW824 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Wilbrighton Hall, Wilbrighton Road, Wilbrighton, Newport, Staffordshir -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Aston Wheaton, Staffordshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Aston Wheaton, Staffordshire |
Narrative:Flying Officer James Smellie, 154162, 23 years, 128 hours total flight experience and 29 solo hours on type, was practicing steep turns at 2,000 feet when bounced by two Spitfires, squadron unknown. He went into a spin and did not recover, the Airspeed Oxford crashing and burning on impact at Wilbrighton Hall, Wilbrighton Road, Wilbrighton, Newport, Staffordshire
James was in the RAF Volunteer Reserve attached to 21(P) AFU
Sources:
1. Original RAF accident investigation records obtained from RAF Museum Hendon in June 2004, by James' nephew Ken Raine (Australia). James is listed in the plaque at Renfrewshire and his name is in the records at Edinburgh Castle.
2.
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic18.html 3.
http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/scottishwargraves-ftopic480-60.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Jan-2012 03:33 |
Raineman |
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16-Sep-2013 08:19 |
angels one five |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
16-Sep-2013 08:27 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
30-Jul-2017 16:26 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
30-Jul-2017 16:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
30-Jul-2017 16:29 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time] |
27-Nov-2018 20:22 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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