ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178130
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 August 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Torpedo Trg Ut RAF |
| Registration: | K8886 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Solent Estuary off Gosport, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Swordfish Mk.I K8886, Torpedo Training Unit, RAF Gosport: Written off (destroyed) 10/8/38 when crashed into the Solent Estuary off Gosport, Hampshire. Pilot - Acting Pilot Officer Reginald Alexander Robertson (aged 25 and a New Zealander) - was killed (death by drowning).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, page 74)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2015 16:54 | TB | Added |
| 15-Mar-2018 00:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2018 00:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2018 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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