ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225391
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| Date: | 11-JUN-1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Squadron Royal Air Force (263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | L6845 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Llanderry, 3 miles North of Usk, Monmouthshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Filton, Gloucestershire |
Whirlwind L6845 was the second of two prototypes delivered to the RAF to contract 555965/36 on 11 December 1937 (and first flown 29 March 1939). Its service life included assignments to 25 and 263 Squadrons. The aircraft's engine cut out and it undershot on a forced landing and hit trees at Llanderry, three miles North of Usk, Monmouthshire (at approximate co ordinates 51.7306°N 2.8482°W) on 11th June 1941. The pilot was killed.
Crew: Sergeant Reginald Gunn Pascoe (Pilot, Service Number 927360, aged 20) - killed. Buried Swanscombe Cemetery, Grave 3162.
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1993, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 to N9999, p 78.
2. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2655381/pascoe,-reginald-gunn/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Whirlwind_(fighter)#Operational_history
5. http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.co.uk/about-us/
6. https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Braas/Additions/8260addition.htm
7. http://263squadron.weebly.com/roll-of-honour.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llandenny Westland Whirlwind second prototype, L6845, photographed at Martlesham Heath while being tested by the A&AEE, July 1939. Note the overall aluminium paint scheme, with polished spinners.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2019 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-May-2019 13:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2019 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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