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| Date: | Saturday 28 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib |
| Owner/operator: | 266 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R7687 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Rufus Stone, New Forest, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warmwell |
| RAF Warmwell |
Typhoon R7687 collided with the ground and was written off. Pilot killed.
Pilot:
P/O (80447) Gerard Glasson Osborne RAF - killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Gerard Osborne is buried in Warmwell (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1942.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2012 12:36 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Jun-2013 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2013 09:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 07-Jul-2014 04:07 | angels one five | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 02-Apr-2015 19:42 | King T. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2018 05:50 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2021 11:37 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Dec-2021 22:21 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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