ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208657
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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro 626 Prefect |
| Owner/operator: | 1 (ACOp) Sqn IAC |
| Registration: | A13 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baldonnel, Dublin -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin, Eire |
| Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin, Eire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 626 Prefect A13, Irish Air Corps: Delivered to Baldonnel Aerodrome, 24.4.34. One of four ordered for the Irish Army Air Corps in 1933, as replacements for the crashed Vickers Vespas and for advanced flying training, at a cost of £10,540. To “A” Flight, No. 1 Squadron Irish Air Corps. To No. 1 Army Co-Operation Squadron, October 1934
Written off (destroyed) 2/5/35 when failed to recover from dive onto target, Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin.
Crew:
Lt Michael Kennedy (pilot) IAC - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
2. Wings Over Ireland, File no. AC-H 2/35570 (Irish Military Archives).
3. http://www.ipmsireland.com/Forms-Downloads/AerCorpsAircraft1922-1997.pdf (pages 9-10)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_626
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2018 15:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Dec-2018 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Aug-2021 10:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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