ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212263
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| Date: | Friday 26 August 1927 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: | Hawker Woodcock Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J7734 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II J7734, 3 Squadron, RAF Upavon: Written off (destroyed) 26/8/1927 when spun into the ground off a low turn, RAF Upavon, Wiltshire. Pilot and sole occupant - Pilot Officer Harold Cyprian Kelly (aged 22) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (September 1, 1927 page 625 - see link #3):
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry- regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Upavon to a "Woodcock" machine of No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, at approximately 10.45 a.m. on August 26, 1927, Pilot Officer Harold Cyprian Kelly, 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?17307-RAF-fatalities-1927
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1927/1927%20-%200679.html?search=Harold%20Cyprian%20Kelly
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2018 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2018 07:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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