Mid-air collision Accident Blackburn Dart N9995,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209587
 
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Date:Tuesday 19 May 1931
Time:day
Type:Blackburn Dart
Owner/operator:464 Flt FAA RAF
Registration: N9995
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Morary Firth, near Invergordon, Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Courageous, Moray Firth
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Blackburn Darts (N9995 & N9997) of 464 Flt, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Courageous were written off 19/5/31 in a mid air collision over the Moray Firth, near Invergordon, Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Both pilots of both aircraft were killed:

Flying Officer Henry Nathaniel Milo Nangle (aged 27) killed (Lt, RN)
Flying Officer James Arbuthnot Sutherland Colquhoun (aged 24) killed (Lt, RN)

Each were pilots and sole occupiers of each machine; However, it is not clear which pilot was in which aircraft.

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17512-RAF-Fatalities-1931
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1931.htm
4. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/crewprofile.php?CrewID=6262
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39/page3
Blackburn production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2018 22:21 Dr. John Smith Added
19-Oct-2018 09:20 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
17-Dec-2019 19:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
17-Dec-2019 19:18 Nepa Updated [Source, Operator]

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