ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15482
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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Vickers Wellesley Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 223 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L2671 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vickers Wellesley Mk.I L2671, 223 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 22/7/39 when wing detached during recovery from dive at air display, Nairobi, Kenya
Crew:
Lt Frank C Camp SAAF (aged 26) killed
Corporal Thomas Snaith (aged 24) killed
"Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce the following flying accidents: —
Lt. F. C. Camp (South African Air Force) and Cpl. Thomas Snaith lost their lives in an accident to an aircraft of No. 223 Squadron which occurred at Nairobi on July 22."
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939-1-%20-%200372.PDF
4. http://www.saafa.co.za/images/roll_of_honour.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2008 05:36 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jun-2013 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:34 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 12-Mar-2018 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2018 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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