ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176739
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1940 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1978 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mons-en-Chaussée, Somme -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Peronne - Mons-en-Chaussee |
The Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1978 VY-X of 85 Sqn RAF suffered engine failure on take-off for an affiliation exercise with Lysanders and crashed attempting down-wind landing at Mons-en-Chaussée, at 09.45 hrs. The pilot, Sergeant Stewart Worthington Lenton, RAF 564249, was killed and is buried Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/85_squadron.html
http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/L.htm
http://francecrashes39-45.net/recits_avions/l1978.pdf
http://www.maplandia.com/france/picardie/somme/peronne/mons-en-chaussee/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2015 11:46 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 22-May-2017 12:30 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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