ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209400
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gamecock Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J7894 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gedney Dawsmere, near Holbeach Ranges, Holbeach, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gamecock Mk.I J7894, 23 Squadron, RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey: Written off (destroyed) 15/7/30 when lost control and spun into the ground at Gedney Dawsmere, near Holbeach Gunnery ranges, Holbeach, South Holland, Lincolnshire. Pilot - Flying Officer Peter Bagwell Rogers (aged 22) - was killed
According to a contemporary official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine:
"FLYING ACCIDENT
The Air Ministry announces that as the result of an accident at Sutton Bridge, Lincoln, to a Gamecock machine of No. 23 (Fighter) Squadron on Tuesday, Flying-Officer Peter Bagwell Rogers, of Kent, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed"
Sources:
1. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
3. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=11696
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17427-RAF-Fatalities-1930
5. Photo of Gamecock J7894: http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=48675&d=1308164379
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedney,_Lincolnshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Apr-2018 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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