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| Date: | Friday 8 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 691 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PH145 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Brent, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harrowbeer, Devon. |
Airspeed Oxford PH145: aircraft hit high tension cables at 90 feet above ground level and crashed while on a Royal Navy co-operation exercise at South Brent, Devon. 08/06/1945
Crew:
Sgt Kazimierz Tadeusz BAKAS (P/705561) PAF - killed
LAC Cyril Parkin HEAPS (1692753) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2013 21:55 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 19:48 | Fort Knox | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2024 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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