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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hind |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5498 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Breich, near West Calder, Midlothian -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh |
Hawker Hind K5498, 603 Squadron, RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh. Written off (destroyed) 26.3.38: Crashed while low-flying, Breich, near West Calder, Midlothian. Both crew were killed:
Flying Officer Cecil Alexander Grove Thomson (pilot aged 36)
AC2 Robert Henderson Starrett (W/op Air Gunner, aged 21)
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (31.3.38 page 322, see link #3)
"F/O. Alexander Grove Thomson and A/C.2 Robert Henderson Starrett, of No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) (Bomber) Squadron, A.A.F lost their lives in an accident on Saturday, March 26"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%200896.PDF
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39/page3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2018 02:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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