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| Date: | Wednesday 17 February 1943 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: | Miles Martinet TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1482 (TT & G) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | HN949 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Burnham Norton, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Training flight. Lost flying speed, while banking, and spun into the around at 13:15hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Norman Ernest Kilvert RAFVR 1007374 [Killed]
Leading Aircraftman Morgan David Thomas RAFVR 1414728 [Killed]
This was the first Martinet destroyed whilst serving with a Bomber Command Training Unit. LAC Thomas' grave is easily seen at Glanamman (Tabernacle) Presbyterian Chapelyard, United Kingdom (51.806878 / -3.930084) on Google Earth Street View, a single Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone in the north-west corner of the cemetery.
F/Sgt Kilvert lies at the Manchester Southern Cemetery, United Kingdom (53.429713 / -2.261849)
This was one of the 1,724 Martinets produced by Miles Aircraft Ltd for the RAF and FAA to meet Air Ministry Specification 12/41 and the first one lost serving with Bomber Command.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses, volume 8, page 202
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2024 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Oct-2024 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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