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| Date: | Thursday 23 December 1943 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 PAFU RAF |
| Registration: | BG569 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Southrop, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Southrop, Gloucestershire, |
| RAF Southrop |
Collided with the ground, striking a tree.
Aircraft with No.3 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit.
Pilot Officer Percy Sydney Coble (pilot) RAF, was killed in the crash.
Percy Coble is buried at Portsdown (Christ Church) Military Cemetery.
Sources:
Air Historical Branch ( RAF )
RAF Casualties 23/12/1943.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2017 20:40 | Josh | Added |
| 19-Jun-2019 04:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2024 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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