ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204647
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Date: | Monday 13 January 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 46 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | V6816 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Belton Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
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Destination airport: | |
Narrative:On 13 January 1941 two Hurricanes of 46 Sqn RAF collided in mid-air during a cine-gun air-to-air combat practice, almost overhead Barkston Heath airfield. Both crashed killing the respective pilots. The Hurricane I P3062 of 27-year old Plt Off Frederick Francis Harper came down at Lod Farm, Ancaster, Lincolnshire, while the Hurricane I V6816 of 24 years old Sgt Kenneth Edgecombe Markham fell at Belton Park, Grantham.
Sources:
http://www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/frederick-francis-harper/ "1941 the turning point. Part 1", by John Foreman, ISBN 1-871187-22-2
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1941-incident-logs http://www.worldmilitair.com/serials/serials%20h/haw%20010%200025%20glo%20010.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-midlands/lincolnshire-county/grantham/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Jan-2018 16:51 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
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