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| Date: | Thursday 14 March 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest V |
| Owner/operator: | 33 Sqn |
| Registration: | SN231 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | nr Springe -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed near Springe in Germany following failure to recover control after this was lost during a formation turn in cloud.
FS Gordon Herbert Curtis, (1805116), RAFVR is buried in Hanover War Cemetery, Germany.
Sources:
1. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=10563
2. https://33squadronassociation.co.uk/rollofhonour.php
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2198501/gordon-herbert-curtis/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2024 17:26 | pmdavies33 | Added |
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