ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207827
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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Osprey Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 716 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | K5747 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Helderberg, near Somerset West, Cape Province -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Amphion, off Capetown, South Africa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Osprey Mk.IV K5747, 716 (Catapult) Flight, HMS Amphion: Written off (destroyed) 20/1/38 when crashed into a mountain in foggy conditions, Helderberg, near Somerset West, Cape Province, South Africa. Both crew killed:
Flight Lt John Charles Hugh Price (Lt, RN, aged 27 service #PJ 113195)
Able Seaman Leslie Vincent Hammond killed
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (January 27, 1938 page 94 - see link 3):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Lt. John Charles Hugh Price, Royal Navy, Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force, and Able Seaman Leslie V. Hammond, Royal
Navy, lost their lives in an accident which occurred near Somerset West Cape, South Africa, on January 20, to an aircraft of No. 716 (Catapult) Flight, 6th Cruiser Squadron, South Africa."
NOTE: Some published sources (e.g. link #1) give the crash location at "Wynberg"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, page 46)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%200260.PDF
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1938.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2018 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2018 18:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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