Accident Miles Master I T8376, Friday 19 September 1941
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Date:Friday 19 September 1941
Time:15:00
Type:Miles Master I
Owner/operator:Rotal Air Force No 9 FTS
Registration: T8376
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Priory Farm, Kington Langley, Wiltshire, UK -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hullavington
Destination airport:RAF Hullavington
Narrative:
The Miles Master I on o 9 Flying Training School with Sgt Fyvie(RNZAF) and F/O Scragg(RAFVR) as instructor took off from RAF Hullavington on an instrument approach exercise. When the aircraft was at 1500ft it entered a spin from which it did not recover and hit the ground in a vertical dive. Both Sgt Fyvie(Aged 25) and F/O Scragg(Aged 24) were killed.
Sgt Fyvie is buried in London Road Cemetery, Chippenham, Wiltshire and F/O is buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedfordshire

Sources:

https://aircrewremembered.com/fyvie-joseph.html
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=73813

Revision history:

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