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| Date: | Tuesday 7 February 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Hart |
| Owner/operator: | 10 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K5031 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Childs Ercall, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ternhill, Shropshire |
Hawker Hart K5031: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7/2/39 when hit tree in turn, at Childs Ercall, near Market Drayton, Shropshire. One of the crew of two was killed:
Crew:
P/O Francis Joseph HAMELL (pilot) RAF killed
F/O Edward Reginald BERRILL (pass.) injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 39)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39&styleid=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2018 01:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Mar-2018 01:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jul-2024 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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