ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206637
Last updated: 5 January 2021
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| Date: | 21-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | 15:15 DST |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Squadron Royal Air Force (263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | P7003 |
| C/n / msn: | HE-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | East Stoke, near Wool, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warmwell, Dorset |
| RAF Warmwell |
P7003, HE-C, was no 2 in a sector patrol east of base when the leader turned steeply to avoid a heavy rain shower. The two aircraft separated, and the next time P7003 was seen was when the driver of an Army lorry saw it dive vertically out of cloud and crash at East Stoke, near Wool, at approximately 1515 hrs Double Summer time.
Pilot Officer Peter Alastair JARDINE killed
Sources:
RAF 263 Squadron ORB (Form 540)
Paul Doyle personal files.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2018 19:58 | paddy | Added |
| 25-Feb-2018 18:17 | paddy | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2018 19:30 | paddy | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2018 17:17 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Jul-2018 19:27 | paddy | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 17:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 23-May-2019 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 27-Nov-2019 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator] |
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