ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211796
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Grebe Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 56 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J7584 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, Kent |
| RAF Biggin Hill, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Grebe Mk.II J7584: Written off (destroyed) 20/9/1926 when stalled during aerobatics at low level (under 500 feet), and dived into the ground at RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent. Pilot and sole occupant - F/O Henry Frederick Luxmoore (pilot) RAF - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (October 7, 1926 page 663 - see link #3):
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
As the result of an accident at Biggin Hill, Kent, to a Grebe aircraft of No. 56 Squadron, Biggin Hill, on September 20, Flying Officer Henry Frederick Luxmoore, 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/FlightPDFArchive/1926/1926%20-%200747.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2018 00:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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