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| Date: | Monday 4 March 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hind Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 12 MU RAF |
| Registration: | K6758 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoylake Beach, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Acting Flying Officer R. Bell (70791), an Instructor in the Advanced Training Squadron of 5 FTS RAF, was killed on 5 March 1940 in a fatal flying accident at Hoylake, on the Wirral whilst ferrying the Hind I K6758 of 12 MU. He lost control in bad weather and dived into ground on Hoylake Beach.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12191-Hawker-Hind-crash-K6758-(04-03-1940)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoylake
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/north-west/wirral/hoylake/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2017 09:30 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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