ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221015
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| Date: | Monday 12 March 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A5496 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Beaulieu, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Beaulieu, Hampshire |
| RFC Beaulieu, Hampshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
12.3.17: Curtiss JN-3 A5496, 16 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Beaulieu. Written off (destroyed) when failed to covered from a Steep bank and spinning nose dive from 800 feet, near RFC Beaulieu, Hampshire. Of the two crew, one - 2nd Lt Ernest Hinchcliffe Wadsworth (aged 23, on attachment from the 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment) - was killed; the pilot - 2nd Lt John Ralph Taylor - was injured.
According to the aircraft accident record card for Curtiss JN-3 A5496 (se link #3)
"Court of Inquiry 87/7954
16/3/17
Flying accident. Steep bank and nose dive from 800 feet. 2nd Lt J.R. Taylor wounded"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/411558/wadsworth,-/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/wadsworth-e.h
4. https://www.rbsremembers.com/remembers/our-fallen/w/ernest-wadsworth.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2019 02:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Jan-2019 09:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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