ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211792
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Decoy Pond Farm, near Beaulieu Road station, Marchwood, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol F.2b Fighter, 16 Squadron, RAF Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Written off (destroyed) 31/8/1926 when hit a tree at Decoy Pond Farm, near Beaulieu Road station, New Forest, Marchwood, Hampshire. Both crew were killed, one instantly, one later:
Pilot Officer Alfred Lionel Rene Page (pilot, aged 19) killed
L.A/C Eric Arthur Lister Lowe (Service Number 398941, aged 24) died 1.9.26 (next day) of injuries sustained
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (September 9, 1926, page 586 - see link #3)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Marchwood, Hampshire, to a Bristol Fighter of No. 16 Squadron, Old Sarum, Salisbury, on August 31, Pilot Officer Alfred Lionel Rene Page, the pilot of the aircraft, was killed, and No. 328941, L.A.C. Eric Arthur Lister Lowe was dangerously injured, and died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, on September 1."
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-%200662.html?search=Alfred%20Lionel%20Rene%20Page
4. http://www.decoypondfarm.co.uk/page2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2018 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2019 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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