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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 14 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | P5081 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alves, Morayshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kinloss, Morayshire |
North American Harvard Mk.I P5801, 14 FTS, RAF Kinloss: Written off (destroyed) 18/12/39 when dived into the ground at Alves, Morayshire (at approximate co ordinates 57.642°N 3.450°W). Pilot - Pilot Officer Ian Richardson Wilson (Service Number 42551, aged 20) - was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2722104/wilson,-ian-richardson/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alves,_Moray
4. http://www.insidemoray.com/second-war-raf-crash-sites-to-be-studied-by-moray-atc-squadron/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2018 17:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Oct-2018 18:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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