Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 24/08/1944 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Sqn Ldr J.E. Pettigrew, OC Gun Proofing Flt A&AEE TP |
| Aircraft | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC HW187 |
| Took off from | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| Purpose of flight | Gunnery test flight with Hurricane KX176 |
| Incident location | Downton, Wiltshire |
| Incident details | Flying back to Boscombe from ranges HW187 suddenly turned to starboard and collided with other aircraft. HW187 spun into the ground; KX176 forced-landed safely nearby |