ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231129
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| Date: | Saturday 17 September 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 |
| Owner/operator: | MAEE (Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment) |
| Registration: | TG267 |
| MSN: | SR.A/1/02 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Felixstowe Harbour, Felixstowe, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Felixstowe Harbour, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Saunders Roe SR.A/1 TG267: Second prototype (of three aircraft built). Written off (destroyed) 17 September 1947 when crashed near Felixstowe Harbour, Felixstowe, Suffolk. Pilot killed
The aircraft had been airborne for about 10 minutes, and was carrying out low level aerobatics in preparation for a Battle of Britain Air Display. During a roll at low level, the pilot lost control, and the aircraft dived into the sea, breaking up on impact.
The pilot was not (at the time) qualified to perform aerobatics, and should have made the roll with the aircraft pointing towards the land, where he would have had better visual cues as to the aircraft's attitude and altitude during the roll. It is possible that the pilot blacked out when he pulled sharply on the control column to check the dive out of the roll.
Pilot: Squadron Leader Kenneth Albert Major, DFC, aged 34
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders-Roe_SR.A%2F1
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946-1949 by Colin Cummings (p 533)
3. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/57084
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/29/W2460: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578306
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders-Roe_SR.A/1#Flight_testing_and_cancellation
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felixstowe
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2019 19:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Dec-2019 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 23:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Mar-2020 23:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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