ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208041
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1558 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manor Farm, Wield, near Alton, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I L1558, 111 Squadron, RAF Northolt: Written off (destroyed) 17/01/39 when spun into the ground in bad weather, Manor Farm, Wield, near Alton, Hampshire. Pilot - Sgt Llewellyn Roy Griffiths (aged 23) - was killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (January 26, 1939 page 61 - see #3)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Sgt. Llewellyn Roy Griffiths (flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred at Alton, Hampshire, on January 17, to an aircraft of No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, Northolt, Middlesex"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%200213.html
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1930-1939_35.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2018 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Oct-2018 07:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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