ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68778
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K8263 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tipperweir Hill, near Banchory, Kincardineshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Montrose, Angus |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Fury Mk.I K8263 of 8 FTS, RAF Montrose, Angus: Written off (destroyed) 18/1/38 when flew into high ground in cloud at Tipperweir Hill, Glen Dye, near Strachan, Aberdeenshire. Pilot survived, P/O John Laurence Allen, he later died while flying a Spitfire with 54 Squadron in Kent (reference 3).
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21132-8-FTS-Montrose-Aircraft-photos
3. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/AllenJL.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2009 14:40 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Dec-2010 05:27 | Mackz | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-Jul-2013 05:48 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 09-Mar-2018 21:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2018 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2021 20:02 | Awat | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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