ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220537
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| Date: | Monday 27 November 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Airco DH.2 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RFC |
| Registration: | 5941 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RFC Upavon, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Upavon, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
27.11.16: Airco (DeHavilland) D.H.2 No.5941, Central Flying School, RFC Upavon. Written off (destroyed) when spun into the ground after engine failure, near RFC Upavon, Wiltshire. Pilot - 2nd Lt James Gardner (aged 23) - was killed. According to the aircraft record card for DH.2 No.5941 (see link #3)
"Court of Inquiry 87/9016
4/12/16
Flying accident, Spun into ground after failure to use rudder after engine had stopped. The aeroplane stalled after coming out of a left handed spin, there not being sufficient height for the pilot to regain control again. There is no evidence to show why the airplane got into such a spin. Aeroplane apparently in good order before flight"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/666777/gardner,-james/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000271552-gardner-j.-james
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2019 21:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jan-2019 18:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2019 09:10 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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