ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14914
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1556 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile west of RAF Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
| RAF Northolt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Dived into ground, at Uxbridge, Middlesex, one mile West of RAF Northolt, Middlesex. Pilot Flying Officer Mervyn Seymour Bocquet (pilot) was killed. He was the first pilot to be killed while flying a Hawker Hurricane (having been promoted to a Flying Officer on 15.9.37). According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (February 10 1938 page 141 - see link #5)
"Flying Accidents
The Air Ministry regrets to announce the following accidents:—
F/0 Mervyn Seymour Bocquet lost his life in an accident which occurred at Uxbridge, Middlesex, on February 4, to an aircraft of No 111 (Fighter) Squadron, Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex. F/O Bocquet was (he pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=11755
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39&styleid=3
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%200385.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2008 21:21 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 14:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2013 15:45 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 15:04 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Aug-2013 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 09-Aug-2013 00:18 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 01-Apr-2015 19:13 | H.Shaft | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 16-Feb-2018 21:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2018 22:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2022 06:32 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2022 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2022 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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