ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209624
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 September 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bulldog IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K1674 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coulsdon Common, Caterham, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA K1674, 23 Squadron, RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey: Written off (destroyed) 30/9/31 when went out of control and failed to recover from a spin. It was reported at the time that "The pilot might have been climbing too steeply". Aircraft impacted into the ground at Coulsdon Common, Caterham, Surrey. The pilot - Pilot Officer Noel Arthur Ireland (aged 21) - was killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 9)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17512-RAF-Fatalities-1931
4. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=11746
5. https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-commons/coulsdon-common/Pages/default.aspx
6. 23 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 01/06/1925-30/09/1939: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8409611
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Apr-2018 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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