ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68653
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Date: | Thursday 3 November 1938 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | K5730 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Uffington, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Hawker Demon Mk.I K5730, 23 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 3/11/38 when collided with Hawker Demon K5712 (also of 23 Squadron) in formation & abandoned over Uffington, Lincolnshire. K5712 is reported to have crashed at Barholme, Lincolnshire
Crew:
Pilot: Sgt Jack Arnold Bullard RAF OK.
Air Gunner: AC1 Roy Harold Lee RAF killed.
Pilot Officer Arthur Edward Slocombe baled out of Demon K5712. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (10/11/38 page 430 - see link #3):
"A/C.1 Harold Roy Lee lost his life as the result of a collision in the air which occurred near Uffington, Lincs, on November 3 between two aircraft of No.23 (Fighter) Squadron, Wittering, Northants. Sgt Jack Arnold Bullard was the pilot and A/C.1 Lee the occupant of one aircraft and P/O Arthur Edward Slocombe was the pilot and sole occupant of the other aircraft. The two pilots were not injured."
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm 3. p430 of 'Flight' of 10 Nov 38 at
https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%203172.PDF 4.
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/05593.php 5.
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?18234-Pre-War-Wittering-acft-amp-personnel-losses 6.
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/06326.php 7.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Oct-2009 13:50 |
JINX |
Added |
20-Sep-2014 08:47 |
J.Paco |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
19-Oct-2014 10:07 |
Tu144 |
Updated [Location] |
28-Feb-2018 16:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
18-Mar-2018 00:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
18-Mar-2018 00:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
18-Mar-2018 00:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
06-Oct-2018 05:52 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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