ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202648
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| Date: | Saturday 21 May 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Spartan Three Seater |
| Owner/operator: | Spartan Aircraft |
| Registration: | G-ABTT |
| MSN: | 64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stanton, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Heston Aerodrome, Middlesex |
| Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) when crashed into a tree at Stanton, nine miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk during the first leg (Heston to Norwich) of the "Morning Post" Air Race 21.5.32. Pilot Flight Lt Frank George Gibbons (32) killed instantly on impact. It was believed he was looking at a map inside the cockpit at the moment of the accident. The poor flying weather and the format of a point to point to point race would seem contributory factors.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABTT.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
4. http://wight.hampshireairfields.co.uk/sim.html
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_George_Gibbons#Air_racing
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2017 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Dec-2017 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2017 16:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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