ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181342
Last updated: 22 December 2020
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| Date: | 18-OCT-1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 233 Squadron Royal Air Force (233 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | N7271 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | River Eden, near RAF Leuchars, Fife -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife |
Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7271 ("ZS-R") 233 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18/10/39 when swung off the runway at RAF Leuchars on take-off for patrol, and crashed into Avro Anson K6268 (also of 233 Squadron) which was parked unoccupied at dispersal. Aircraft continued off the airfield, though the airfield boundary fence, and ended up in the River Eden.
Crew:
Pilot: Flying Officer G. Edwards OK
Co-pilot: (564213) Sgt. Frank Foster Hallam RAF OK (died 07/01/40 flying Hudson N7256 while still with 233 Sqn.)
Both aircraft involved were completely wrecked. The two crew in the Hudson were uninjured, except for bruises and some slight cuts. Hoar frost was suspected as the cause of the accident.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.by Ross McNeil (page 16)
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2409031/hallam,-frank-foster/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2015 07:41 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Nov-2015 12:26 | JINX | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:30 | Kraus | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 10:21 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Apr-2018 16:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2018 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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