ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220427
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| Date: | Monday 23 October 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Submarine Scout Airship |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Naval Air Service |
| Registration: | S.S.18 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off Holyhead, Anglesey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Llangefni, Anglesey Naval Airship Station |
| RNAS Llangefni, Anglesey Naval Airship Station | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
23.10.16: Submarine Scout airship S.S.18, Anglesey Naval Airship Station, RNAS Llangefni. Substantially Damaged on landing, drifted and came down in Irish Sea, off Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales. One of the crew - Air Mechanic 1st Class James William Young (Service Number F6760, aged 24) was killed (drowned when went down with the wreckage); Sub-Lt Arthur Donald Thompson (pilot) was rescued
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3051892/young,-james-william/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/young-j.w.-james-william
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_class_airship
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2019 03:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Jan-2019 03:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
| 03-Jan-2019 02:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 15-Feb-2021 20:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2022 06:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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