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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 1944 |
| Time: | 14:05 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN431 |
| MSN: | I8-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Just west of Eastleigh, Hants. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford |
| RAF Hurn |
On return to base following refuelling at RAF Ford, Sussex after a Ramrod over the continent. Aircraft struck the mooring cable of a captive balloon and fell to the ground out of control. The aircraft was almost totally destroyed by the impact with the ground and by the resultant fire. The balloon was moored near Eastleigh, Hants and the wreckage of the aircraft was found about half a mile west. Cloud base was at 1000 feet with balloon hidden in cloud. Flight lead unknowingly slightly off track led flight off safe path between airfields.
Pilot was J/26271 F/O William Dempsay Peacock (RCAF)
Sources:
440 Sqn RCAF war time records from DND Canada archives.
Crash report for personnel records at Ancestry.ca
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/William%20Dempsay-Peacock.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=26271
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=440+sqd+rcaf&qand=&exc1=&exc2=
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2690998
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2021 20:12 | tachel | Added |
| 30-Jan-2021 20:13 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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