ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218821
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| Date: | Monday 17 January 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c |
| Owner/operator: | 6 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Catterick, North Yorkshire |
| RFC Catterick, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
17.1.16: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c of 6 (Reserve Air) Squadron RFC, RFC Catterick. Written off (destroyed) when Crashed at Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire. 2nd Lt Alastair Ross (pilot) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in Flight magazine (January 27 1916 page 88 - see link #2)
"Fatal Accident in Yorkshire.
WHILE flying at an aerodrome in Yorkshire, on the 17th inst., Lieut. Alastair Ross, R.F.C., met with a fatal accident. The weather was line and calm, and when the machine had risen to a Moderate height, it suddenly crashed to the ground and burst into flames."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/ross-a.-alaistair
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/326419/ross,-alastair/
4. Flight magazine (January 27 1916 page 88): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1916/1916%20-%200088.html
5. Aberdeen in the Great War By Derek Tait
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2018 20:17 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 07-Dec-2018 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jan-2019 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [[Source]] |
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