ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220380
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| Date: | Sunday 8 October 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Martinsyde G.100 |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 7259 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RFC Swingate Down, Dover, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Swingate Down, Dover, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
8.10.16: Martinsyde G.100 No.7259, 49 Squadron, RFC Swingate Down, Dover. Written off (destroyed) when suddenly pulled out of a dive causing the right wing to collapse, over Dover, Kent. Pilot - 2nd Lt Harold Carl Baker (Canadian, aged 20) - was killed.
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (October 12, 1916 page 881 -see link #4)
"Fatal Accidents
An inquest was held on October 9th on the body of Second Lieut. Harold Baker, R.F.C., a Canadian, who was killed on the previous day. The evidence showed that from a height of 2,000 ft. the machine dived sharply with the engine working. When climbing after the dive the machine collapsed and fell, the pilot being killed instantly. The accident was attributed to the excessive speed caused by the dive. A verdict of "Accidental Death' was returned"
No. 49 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, was formed on the 15th April 1916 as an advanced training unit based at St. Swingate Down, Dover, Kent. Commanding Officer was Major A S Barratt MC. The squadron remained at Dover until November 1917, when, equipped with the Airco DH.4, it moved to La Bellevue, France, where it undertook bombing and reconnaissance missions. Re-equipped with the Airco DH.9 in April 1918, it was disbanded in July 1919.
While at Dover the squadron flew the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c, the Avro 504, the RAF RE7, the Martinsyde G100 and the Airco DH.4.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/365427/baker,-harold-carl/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/baker-h.c.-harold-carl
4. Flight magazine October 12 1916 page 881): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1916/1916%20-%200885.html?search=Harold%20Carl%20Baker
5. http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=19413.0
6. http://www.49squadron.co.uk/airfields/af1_dover
7. http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/365427?Harold%20Carl%20Baker
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2018 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Dec-2018 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2019 13:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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