ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200724
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey Fantome |
| Owner/operator: | Fairey Aviation Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ADIF |
| MSN: | F.2118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brussels/Evere Airfield, Brussels -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Evere, Brussels, Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 5919) 5.6.35 to the Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes, Middlesex. Test flown in "Class B" markings as "F-6" at the Great West Aerodrome, Middlesex. The Fantôme first flew on 6.6.35; however, it crashed at Evere, Brussels, Belgium on 17.7.35 when being tested/demonstrated to Belgian Air Force officials. Possibly pilot blacked out when flying in a high "G" manouvre. Pilot, Stephen Herbert Gerard Trower (Lt, RN, Retired) (Flying Officer, RAFO, aged 34) killed
Registration G-ADIF cancelled by the Air Ministry on 2.12.35 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADIF.pdf
2. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Fant%C3%B4me
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17884-RAF-fatalities-1935
7. https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/220454-belgium-data-sheet-fairey-fant%C3%B4me-f%C3%A9roce-in-work/
8. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1935/1935%20-%201560.html
Media:
The fourth and final Fairey Fantome L7045 under test at Martlesham Down, February 1938, Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs engine
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2017 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Jan-2018 01:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2018 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 01:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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