ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172474
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 1939 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 220 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7290 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 65 Cambridge Road, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Thornaby | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew of this aircraft were undertaking a training exercise and were on their approach to land at Thornaby airfield, when at 16:55 hrs whilst flying at 600 feet the aircraft stalled. Still a relatively new aircraft to these crews at Thornaby, there was no time to try and recover the aircraft from the stall and it crashed into houses causing a large fire to the property.
Crew:
Pilot - P/O Augustine Harold Jervis Ryan (41324) RAF: killed
Pilot - P/O Douglas Haig Robertson (41469) RAF : killed
Pilot - Sgt Rex Mitchell (580183) RAF: killed
Wireless Operator - AC1 Albert Wade (534389) RAF: killed.
The four airmen on the Hudson were killed in the crash, somehow no-one on the ground was killed, although a fireman sustained injuries. A number of people were recommended for commendations for their actions following this accident in attempting to rescue the crew, they were...Fireman Thomas Harding AFS, Senior Fireman Fred Lord, Fireman Frederick Nicholls AFS, Chief Fire Officer Walter Henry Mardon (King's Police and Fire Services Medal), Fireman Ernest George Pipe AFS, Fireman Peter Keegan.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1 by Ross McNeil (page 19)
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york39/n7290.html
3. http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/Inc/ISeq_01.html
4. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-WWII1939-40.htm
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2414211/robertson,-douglas-haig/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2713592/ryan,-augustine-harold-jervis/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2810179/mitchell,-rex/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2407135/wade,-albert/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2014 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jun-2015 06:58 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 13-Aug-2015 19:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2015 16:45 | JINX | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:55 | JIXN | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 10:21 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Apr-2018 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2018 15:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
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