ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220339
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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Vickers FB.5 Gunbus |
| Owner/operator: | SAG RFC |
| Registration: | 7511 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RFC Hythe Gunnery Ranges, Dymchurch, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RFC Lympne, Ashford, Kent |
| RFC Lympne, Ashford, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
28.9.16: Vickers FB.5 Gunbus No.7511, School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe. Written off (destroyed) when crashed due to loss of flying speed, near RFC Hythe Gunnery Ranges, Dymchurch, Kent. Both crew - Sgt Frederick Gerald Keyte (pilot, Service Number 3402, aged 19) and Air Mechanic 1st Class Harry Clancy (passenger, Service Number 3547, aged 21) - were killed.
DYMCHURCH, also known as Hythe or Pelmarsh. The RFC Machine Gun School moved here from Dover on November 27 1915. They used the Hythe ranges whilst the aircraft were based at Lympne; however an airfield wasn't established until February 1917
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2751331/keyte,-frederick-gerald/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/371529/clancy,-harry/
4. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/keyte-f.g.-frederick-gerald
5. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/clancy-h.-harry
6. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1515332
7. http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2460.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2018 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Jan-2019 05:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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