ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209191
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 September 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Gosport A Flt RAF |
| Registration: | K5974 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
| RAF Gosport, Hampshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Swordfish I K5974, 'A' Flt Gosport: Sustained minor damage in a fatal flying accident at RAF Gosport, Hampshire, when undershot on landing and hit an airman. The airman - Corporal Albert Percy Hodge (aged 29) - was killed. The pilot - Flt Lt Simon Hayward Jones - was uninjured.
Fairey Swordfish K5974 was repaired and returned to service, but was written off on 18/11/39 when crashed at Bishops Waltham, Hampshire
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, page 48)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2018 00:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 16:29 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2019 14:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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