ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212387
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| Date: | Monday 10 December 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | Duxford Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | J8872 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Duxford, Cambridegshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.IIIA J8872, RAF Duxford Meteorological Flight: Written off (destroyed) 10/12/1928 in a midair collision with 19 Squadron Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.IIIA J8851, near Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire. Pilot and sole occupant of Siskin J8872 - Flight Sgt Osmond Cecil Tostevin (Service number 203779, aged 35) killed. Pilot and sole occupant of Siskin J8851 - Flying Officer Edward Gordon Cayley baled out of his aircraft and parachuted to safely.
According to a report in "The Times", December 10, 1928:
"Collision between 19 Squadron Siskin and Duxford Station Flight Siskin near Whittlesford. F/O Edward Gordon Cayley bailed out OK. Flt/Sgt Osmond Cecil Tostevin #203773 killed. Tostevin was station meteorological observer and made daily flights. He was involved in a flying accident in 1927 but unhurt"
Siskin Mk.IIIA J8872 was one of 42 aircraft (J8864-J8905) ordered from the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd., Olympia Works, Leeds, to contract 772529/27.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
3. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/aw_siskin.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12722-quot-Met-quot-Casualty-in-1928
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2018 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Jun-2018 14:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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