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Date: | Wednesday 30 September 1931 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Bristol Bulldog IIA |
Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | K1674 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Coulsdon Common, Caterham, Surrey -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA K1674, 23 Squadron, RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey: Written off (destroyed) 30/9/31 when went out of control and failed to recover from a spin. It was reported at the time that "The pilot might have been climbing too steeply". Aircraft impacted into the ground at Coulsdon Common, Caterham, Surrey. The pilot - Pilot Officer Noel Arthur Ireland (aged 21) - was killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 9)
2.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm 3.
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17512-RAF-Fatalities-1931 4.
http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=11746 5.
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-commons/coulsdon-common/Pages/default.aspx 6. 23 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 01/06/1925-30/09/1939:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8409611 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Apr-2018 18:22 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
20-Apr-2018 18:22 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
06-Oct-2018 05:49 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |