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| Date: | Tuesday 21 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss Tomahawk Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AH847 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stopham, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gatwick, Surrey |
| RAF Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) |
Tomahawk AH847 Loss of control. Spun into the ground. 21/10/1941
Crew:
P/O John Darby DAVIS (pilot) RAF killed in a flying accident.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1941
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2013 01:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-Feb-2013 14:21 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Feb-2013 14:21 | angels one five | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2013 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 25-Sep-2013 00:26 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 12-Dec-2014 19:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2014 06:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2018 17:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, ] |
| 25-Jul-2024 13:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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