ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224175
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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 1940 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 43 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1734 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Liddles Field, Red Row, South Broomhill, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
Hawker Hurricane L1734 ("FT-G") of 43 Squadron, RAF Acklington. Written off (destroyed) 18.1.40 when collided with Hurricane L2066 ("FT-M", also of 43 Squadron) over Liddle's Field, Red Row, Broomhill, Acklington, Northumberland (known locally as Jobson's Field). while returning from a Convoy Patrol over the North Sea. Both pilots of both Hurricanes were killed.
Pilot of Hurricane L1734:
Sgt. Henry John Steeley (565952) RAF - killed in active service
Sources:
1. Almost Forgotten: The Search for Aviation Accidents in Northumberland By Chris R. Davies
2. http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=10883
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2714501/steeley,-henry-john/
5. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234963507-all-the-hurricane-questions-you-want-to-ask-here/&do=findComment&comment=1674526
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2019 01:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Apr-2019 01:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
| 21-Apr-2019 11:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-May-2023 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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