Old Thread New Part Answer June 4, 2006

**paulmcmillan** · 28th November 2022, 10:37

http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08721.php

Grp CptWilliam Vernon Lewis SPENDLOVE RAF
As a F/Lt he force landed an Avro 504 somewhere in North Yorkshire in 23 Feb 1936 which i am researching. Precise locations not known.

I now know this was 608 Squadron Avro 504N K1044

But location is a blank

**Lyffe** · 28th November 2022, 12:04

Paul

Have you seen https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/2258. The suggestion is near Thornaby (I appreciate that's not exact).

Brian

**paulmcmillan** · 28th November 2022, 13:05

Brian saw that - I think Yorkshire is about as near as we are going to get without a news report (and I could not find one) Thanks

**Ross_McNeill** · 28th November 2022, 13:23

F1180 records the infamous location of Noton in the aerodrome box

Ross

**paulmcmillan** · 28th November 2022, 13:33

So still a mystery then!!

**Ross_McNeill** · 28th November 2022, 13:52

We can rule out any aerodrome!

See - the possible locations decrease as we write.

Ross

**wwrsimon** · 28th November 2022, 14:22

Hello

Is in Not On, or Noton? Norton-on-Tees? Not far from R.A.F. Thornaby, home of 608 Squadron...

Regards

Simon

**Ross_McNeill** · 28th November 2022, 14:46

Aerodrome - Not On

Caught a few modern transcribers over the years doing between the wars crashes.

Ross

**Lyffe** · 28th November 2022, 16:16

There is a Notton, near Royston, Yorkshire. Re-reading the ASN link the idea the accident occurred near Thornaby is based on an assumption that was the aircraft's base.

Brian