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| Date: | Sunday 8 October 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | N7181 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
North American Harvard Mk.I N7181, CFS (Central Flying School) RAF Upavon: Written off (destroyed) 8/10/39 when crashed on take-off at night at RAF Upavon, Wiltshire.
Crew:
Sgt John Horner Hargreaves (740208) RAF killed
Sgt Charley Lovell Wallace Mason (741158) RAF killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2408108/hargreaves,-john-horner/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2710484/mason,-charley-lovell-wallace/
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119705008/john-horner-hargreaves
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2018 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Nov-2018 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2023 09:13 | Nepa | Updated |
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