ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211045
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Cambridge UAS RAF |
| Registration: | K2540? |
| MSN: | AW.780 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk.I, Cambridge University Air Squadron, Duxford: Written off (destroyed) 23/3/33 when lost speed during the initial climb out after take-off and crashed, RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. Pilot - Mr Howard Lecky Somerville Sikes (aged 22) killed
NOTE: Serial K2540 not confirmed as being the aircraft involved. However, its sole military service was with the Cambridge University Air Squadron (CUAS), and it was Struck off Charge on 17/5/33. K2540 was one of 53 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley, to contract 103834/31 (as K2514-K2566) to meet Specification 8/31. Delivered September 1931 and July 1932.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 16)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17674-RAF-Fatalities-1933&styleid=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2018 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-May-2021 20:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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