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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Curtiss Mohawk Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | AR658 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2.5 miles northwest of Wroughton, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF ???? |
| RAF ???? |
Mohawk AR658: Crashed after colliding with cables on a ferry flight.
The pilot was severely injured and died four days later.
Captain Herbert John HORSEY (pilot), 2 Ferry Pilot Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary, died as the result of a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1.http://www.raf-lichfield.co.uk/ATA%20Casualties.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Feb-2012 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, ] |
| 19-Sep-2013 00:14 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:38 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Mar-2020 07:02 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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