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Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1939 |
Time: | night |
Type: | North American Harvard Mk 1 |
Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
Registration: | N7182 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Puckshipton House, Puckshipton, Beechingstoke, near Marlborough, Wilts -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:North American Harvard Mk.I N7182, CFS (Central Flying School), RAF Upavon, Wiltshire: Written off (destroyed) 1/11/39 during night flying. Aircraft hit hill and crashed at Puckshipton House, Puckshipton, Beechingstoke, Marden, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. Both crew killed:
Squadron Leader Michael Arthur Aylmer (Service Number 35045, aged 25) killed
Flying Officer Edward Knowles "Teddy" Rayson (Service Number 70561, aged 35) killed
NOTE: Various published sources give the crash location as "Marden" or "Beechingstoke". The Beechingstoke/Marden confusion seems to be explained by the fact that although Puckshipton House is only a few hundred metres from Marden, its postal address is Puckshipton House, Puckshipton, Beechingstoke.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. UK National Archives, PRO, Kew: Item reference AVIA 5/19 Type: Harvard (N-7182); Location: Marden Near Marlborough; Report No.: W702
3.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm 4.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2710458/aylmer,-michael-arthur/ 5.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2929578/rayson,-edward-knowles/ 6.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39064155/michael-arthur-aylmer 7.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56201755/edward-knowles_rayson 8.
http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/print.php?id=815 9.
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8763-F-O-Edward-Knowles-Rayson Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Apr-2018 14:55 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
19-Nov-2018 21:30 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |