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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) |
| Registration: | P6787 |
| MSN: | 8134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Golspie village, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
de Havilland Hornet Moth P6787, operating from RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk) Airfield, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, crashed at Golspie village, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, killing RNVR Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Hugh Graham Aitchison
Sources:
DH87B Hornet Moth P6787 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Norway, May 1940 (naval-history.net)
DH production p081. (airhistory.org.uk)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2021 23:23 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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