ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196547
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 December 1924 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | E6671 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 3.12.24, Avro 504K E6671, operated by the CFS (Central Flying School), at RAF Upavon was written off when it spun into the ground on a gliding turn, at Upavon. The pilot - Pilot Officer Douglas Elphinstone Gain (aged 23) - died the next day (4.12.24) of injuries sustained. The pupil pilot under training - AC1 Denham Brown Waight - was injured but survived.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1925.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17304-RAF-fatalities-1924
3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32907/page/1274/data.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2017 17:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jul-2017 17:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 20-Nov-2018 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2023 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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