ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74459
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| Date: | Saturday 1 March 1941 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: | Curtiss Mohawk Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | BK877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hanging Langford, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boscombe Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| RAF Boscombe Down |
The Mohawk was on a high altitude flight intended to test the gun heating system.
It was seen to dive out of the clouds on fire and crash.
The Boscombe Down test pilot S/Ldr J.E. Dutton AFC was killed in the crash.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.testflyingmemorial.com/1940-
http://www.redkitebooks.co.uk/AA/ex06_Mohawk_Wiltshire.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2010 22:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-May-2010 01:24 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2010 01:26 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Nov-2011 18:24 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2013 01:45 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2016 19:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 13-Mar-2020 07:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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