ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206915
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 May 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro Tutor Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K2506 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wood Nook, Old Somerby, near Grantham, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One of a batch of 18 Avro Tutor Mk.Is (K2496-K2513) all delivered to 3 FTS, RAF Grantham between October and December 1931. Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 14/5/35 when dived into the ground at Wood Nook, Old Somerby, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, after failure of the elevator controls (which had become loose). Pilot - Acting Pilot Officer Robert Abercromby Yule (aged 22) - was killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 16)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17884-RAF-fatalities-1935&styleid=3
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1935
5. http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/scottishwargraves-post-16197.html.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 16:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Dec-2018 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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