ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211791
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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Vickers Virginia Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Worthy Down, South Wonston, near Winchester, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Worthy Down, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vickers Virginia, 58 Squadron, RAF Worthy Down: Written off (destroyed) 23/8/1926 when went out of control, spun into the ground and crashed, South Wonston, Worthy Down, near Winchester, Hampshire. Pilot and sole occupant - Pilot Officer Hugh James Fitzgerald Kempthorne (pilot) RAF - was killed. According to the following contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (September 2, 1926 page 544 - see link #3)
"R.A.F. Flying Accidents
As the result of an accident near Worthy Down, Winchester, to a Vickers Virginia of No. 58 Squadron, Worthy Down, on August 23, Pilot Officer Hugh James Fitzgerald Kempthorne, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17306-RAF-fatalities-1926
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1926/1926%20-%200620.html?search=Hugh%20Robert%20Junor
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2018 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2023 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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