ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181199
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| Date: | Thursday 7 September 1939 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 224 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7247 |
| MSN: | QX-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 4 mi NNE of North Carr Light Vessel, off Fife Ness, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7247 "QX-G" of 224 Squadron RAF. Dived into the North Sea on 7/9/39, 4 miles north-north-east of the North Carr Light Vessel, which was moored off Fife Ness, the easternmost point of Fife. Despite a prolonged search by the Broughty Ferry lifeboat, and Avro Ansons on 220 Squadron, RAF, no trace of the aircraft or the crew was ever found.
Crew of Lockheed Hudson N7247 "QX-G":
F/O (39155) Harry Dale Green (pilot) RAF killed.
P/O (36184) Cedric Nicholas Whittington (Co-pilot) RAF killed.
LAC (531154) John Lawrence Calpin RAF killed.
AC.1 (543962) Archibald Macrae Rodger RAF killed.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.
2. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/green-harry-dale.html
4. https://www.aviationartprints.com/airframe_data.php?FrameID=25154
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carr_Lightship
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife_Ness
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2015 17:47 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 10:21 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Feb-2018 21:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2018 06:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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