ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141477
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| Date: | Monday 7 October 1940 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 14 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N4729 |
| MSN: | 2459 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Newton Park Farm, one mile SSW of Turvey, Bedfordshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
On Monday 7th October 1940 F/O Bridge and LAC Kissner of 14 FTS were on low flying practice out of RAF Cranfield in Oxford N4729 when it struck a tree and crashed between the Newton Blossomville to Turvey road, and the former railway line near Newton Park Farm. The accident happened at about 15:30 hrs.
The aircraft burst into flames on impact with the ground and the two crewmen died instantly. A subsequent Court of Inquiry found that pilot was flying less than 100 feet above the ground and had flown into bright sun, which hampered his vision. It was also stated that, although James Bridge had a total of nearly 500 flying hours, he had not had much experience of flying dual in an Oxford and this may have been a contributory factor.
Crew:
F/O (77783) James Frederick BRIDGE (pilot) RAF - Killed
LAC (938026) Jack Henry KISSNER (pilot U/T) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.mackz.net/cm_turvey%20news.htm
2. http://www.wingleader.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/WTSBedssamplepdf.pdf
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2705820/bridge,-james-frederick/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2705926/kissner,-jack-henry/
5. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/royal-air-force-war-grave-photos-for-reference.33488/page-55#post-415230
6. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/BedfordCemetery-4.html
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32940310/jack-henry-kissner
8. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/royal-air-force-war-grave-photos-for-reference.33488/page-15#post-407828
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 11:03 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 13:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date] |
| 31-Jul-2017 18:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2019 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 23-Mar-2019 12:29 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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