Hudson T9320 Mk. l - Operational - 1940-08-15 to 1940-08-15
Squadron: 1 (C) OTU (RAF)
Start Date: 1940-08-15
Completion Date: 1940-08-15
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RNAS Eastleigh
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Crash City: England
Crash Specifics: into houses on Nutbeem Road, Hampshire
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: midair
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1 Operational Training Unit (OTU) RNAS Eastleigh. Hudson Mk I aircraft T 9320 struck a barrage balloon cable on take-off and crashed into a house at 195 Nutbeen Road, Hampshire with the loss of all nine aboard the aircraft as well as the two people on the ground, occupants of the house. The balloon was deployed due to an air raid alert, and an attempt was made to signal the Hudson not to take off

Squadron Leader William George Allen Coulson (RAF)(Can), Sergeant John Barlow (RAF), Sergeant Douglas Borthwick Cowie (RAF), Pilot Officer Albert Percival Davis (RAF), Sergeant Arthur Martin Froud (RAF), Flying Officer Roy Hoole Immelman (RAF)(SA), AC2 Alexander Taylor (RAF), Pilot Officer Bernard Naylor Whittle (RAF) and Mr. John Scott Whittaker, a representative of the Sperry Autogyro Company, were all killed in this flying accident. Also killed were civilians, Mr Thomas Craig and his wife, Mrs Ellen Margaret Florence Craig who were occupants in the house

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