ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166560
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| Date: | Friday 19 February 1943 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7062 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warmwell, Dorset, |
| RAF Warmwell |
Whirlwinds of 263 Squadron were simulating attacks on Army vehicles on the road between Wroughton and Swindon, as part of Exercise 'Longford' , when one of them, P7062, struck a tree with its port wingtip and crashed in a field.
The pilot died instantly in the crash.
F/Sgt Francis Leslie HICKS (Aus408207) RAAF - killed
R.I.P
Francis Hicks is buried in Wroughton ( Saints John the Baptist and Helen ) Churchyard.
Sources:
ORB 263 Sqdn RAF
Paul Doyle personal files
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2014 06:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 14-Sep-2014 08:49 | Jixn | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2018 20:01 | paddy | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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