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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Master Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | N7430 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
| RAF Upavon |
Miles Master Mk.I N7430, CFS (Central Flying School), RAF: Written off (destroyed) 17 January 1941 when crashed at RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, Both crew killed
Crew of Master N7430:
P/O Joseph Adrien Deschamps (84654) RAFVR - killed
P/O Robert William Sloan (89812) RAFVR- killed
P/O Deschamps was a Canadian national (Born Ardath, Saskatchewan, Canada). Some published reports give confused reports about the aircraft, reporting the Miles Master as a 'Hawker Hurricane' [sic] 'lost during a snowstorm'. Both crew were buried at Upavon Cemetery, Upavon, Wiltshire
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/4893: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688991
2. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2710469/joseph-adrien-deschamps/
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2710493/robert-william-sloan/
4. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2710469
5. https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/dean-to-doherty/
6. http://www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk/memorial/WW2/sloan.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Upavon#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2024 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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