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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 87 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1620 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Holbeach Range, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
Hawker Hurricane L1620: Written off (destroyed) 14/09/1938 when crashed into the North Sea after control lost in cloud during air firing practice, off the Holbeach Gunnery Ranges, Lincolnshire. Sgt Thomas Frederick Dowsett Dewdney (pilot) killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (September 22, 1938 page 256 - see link #4)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Sgt. Thomas Frederick Dowsett Dewdney (pilot, flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred at Holbeach Ranges, Lincolnshire, on September 14, to an aircraft of No. 87 (Fighter) Squadron, Debden, Essex."
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5862-F-O-M-Bocquet-RAF&styleid=3
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202655.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2008 12:15 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, ] |
| 01-May-2015 14:12 | Quentin | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 27-Feb-2018 13:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 21:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2024 09:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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