ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193330
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| Date: | Thursday 6 September 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Blackburn R-1 Blackburn Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 422 (Fleet Spotter) Flt FAA RAF |
| Registration: | N9834 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea, off HMS Argus, Cromarty Firth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Argus, Cromarty Firth, North Sea |
| HMS Argus | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blackburn R-1 Blackburn Mk I N9834, 422 (Fleet Spotter) Flight, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm: Written off (destroyed) 6 September 1928 when crashed into the North Sea whilst on a sortie from HMS Argus. The carrier was in the Cromarty Firth at the time, and the aircraft is presumed to have crashed into the sea near to the carrier. All three crew were killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (October 11, 1928 p. 898 - see link #1):
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that, as the result of a presumed descent in the North Sea, on September 6, of a Blackburn aircraft of No. 422 Flight, H.M.S. " Argus," the following personnel are reported missing:-
Pilot Officer Samuel Hatton (Pilot);
Lieut. Charles Sheldon Booth, Royal Navy; and
J 77760, Telegraphist Edmund George Bourke Grigson."
Sources:
1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200968.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missing_aircraft
3. "The Missing Airmen: Official Announcement". Irish Times. Dublin. 1928-10-11. p. 8.
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
5. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1928.htm
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2017 17:36 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jun-2018 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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