ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189990
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| Date: | Saturday 13 August 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Supermarine 226 Scapa I |
| Owner/operator: | 228 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7306 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 3 miles from Felixstowe, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hydroplane crashed in sea 13/8/38, into the North Sea, three miles off Fexlistowe, Suffolk. All six crew killed:
Sgt David Louis Bissett Cabuzet killed
AC Peter E Evans killed
AC O T Edwards killed
AC Thomas E Griffiths killed
AC Keith C Sherwin killed
Mr Hunter Gray killed (civilian from Bawdsey research station)
The presence of a civilian observer on board indicates that the aircraft was engaged in an experimental test flight of (possibly) radar equipment, from the MAEE (Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment) at RAF Felixstowe.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 59)
2. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18224/?page=2
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
4. https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/526925
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202345.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2016 19:58 | TB | Added |
| 14-Nov-2016 14:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2018 00:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2018 19:46 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Nov-2018 07:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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