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Date: | Monday 5 February 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Blackburn Shark Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 2 AACU RAF |
Registration: | K5651 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Gosport |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Shark II K5651 of 2 AACU RAF was abandoned near Kenilworth when lost in fog. Both crew, Sqn Ldr R J Wilcox (pilot) and A C Verrier (wireless/tow operator), were unhurt.
Exercise with air defences at Eastney, became lost in fog over Spithead and headed north until crashing 6 miles west of Coventry. Crew baled out.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1940.htm http://www.ukserials.com/serials-older-0k.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenilworth "Fleet Aifr Ar, Aircraft 1939 to 1945"
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Feb-2017 16:01 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Added |
01-Jan-2021 15:34 |
Castleace |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |