Date:	Tuesday 18 August 1931
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine S.6A
Owner/operator:	High Speed Flt RAF
Registration:	N247
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Supermarine S.6A N247, RAF High Speed Flight, Calshot: Written off (destroyed) 18/8/31 when dived into sea on take-off, at Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire. Pilot - Flying Officer Gerald Lewis Brinton (aged 26, and a Lt, RN) - was killed.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Apr-2018 23:48	Dr. John Smith	Added
25-Nov-2018 16:43	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Embed code, Operator]