ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138969
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 September 1930 |
| Time: | Day |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2B Fighter |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | J8458 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | A field near Treeton, 4 miles S of Rotherham, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Treeton, South Yorkshire |
| RAF Grantham, Licolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On Tuesday, 23.09.30 an aircraft described as "an RAF bombing machine"** crashed from a reported height of 40 feet into a field at Treeton, 4 miles south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Made a forced landing in a field and explained to a farmer that his magneto was missing. Examined engine and decided to take off again.
The plane was wrecked but there was no fire. The pilot was removed from the wreckage by a passing group of miners who had witnessed the accident.
Pilot Officer Alfred Cecil Sant received severe head and leg injuries from which he died two days later in Rotherham Hospital. Sant was the 47th member of the Royal Air Force who lost his life in an accident in 1930, as compared with 42 for the whole of 1929.
He is buried at Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire
R.I.P.
**Other sources identify the aircraft involved as a Bristol F.2B J8458 of 2 FTS, RAF Grantham
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20161207050739/http://treetonweb.co.uk/history/1930.htm
2. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=100772243
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17427-RAF-Fatalities-1930
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Sep30.html
6. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/warmemorials/scopwick-church-burial-ground-t4859.html
7. Western Gazette Somerset, England 26 Sep 1930
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2011 22:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Oct-2011 22:48 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2013 06:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2015 04:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2015 13:50 | Dandy | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 09-Feb-2017 01:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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