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| Date: | Sunday 5 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 71 (Eagle) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6636 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Scunthorpe -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey |
Collided with Hurricane V6983 during formation flying practice and crashed. P/O Philip Howard Leckrone, a Battle of Britain veteran (from the USA) died as a result.
The pilot of V6983, P/O Erwin E. Orbison, was able to land his damaged aircraft safely back at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey.
Sources:
http://bbm.org.uk/Leckrone.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2014 08:52 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-May-2015 09:37 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2015 16:34 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 22:00 | JIXN | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2019 08:43 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2021 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2023 02:44 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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