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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Osprey Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 800 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | K5756 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moray Firth, near Cromarty -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Courageous, North Sea |
Hawker Osprey Mk.IV K5756, 800 Squadron, HMS Courageous. Written off (destroyed) 20/9/37 when abandoned after the on board dingy became loose, and fouled the controls: control lost, and aircraft crashed in to the Moray Firth, near Cromarty. (Location of crash cited as 58 0.00N, 3 0.00W). One of the two crew was killed:
AC1 John Beresford Murfin (aged 24) killed
Flying Officer Duncan Whiteley Balden baled out
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (Sepetember 30, 1937 page 340 - see link #4)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
A/C. 1 John Beresford Murfin lost his life in an accident which occurred in the Moray Firth, on September 20, to an aircraft of No. 800 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron. He was a passenger of the aircraft. The pilot, F/O Duncan Whiteley Balden, was rescued"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 46)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. https://canmore.org.uk/site/308909/hawker-osprey-iv-moray-firth
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1937/1937%20-%202722.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 00:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2018 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2018 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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