ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150988
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| Date: | Monday 21 October 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Vickers Virginia Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2673 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Penton, near RAF Andover, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Andover, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vickers Virginia Mk.X K2673 of 9 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21.10.35 when crashed after take-off and caught fire, Penton, near RAF Andover, Hampshire. One member of the crew - Acting Sgt Edwin Aubrey Brett (aged 21) - was killed. At the time of the accident it was reported that he was "“pilot and sole occupant of the machine”
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17884-RAF-fatalities-1935
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-139-virginia-x-andover
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2012 12:36 | Ricardo | Added |
| 13-Jul-2013 18:29 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2017 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2018 18:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Apr-2018 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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