ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210407
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 September 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Wapiti Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 30 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J9489 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aqrah, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mosul, Iraq |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Westland Wapiti IIA J9489, 30 Squadron, RAF Mosul: Written off (destroyed) 3/9/30 in mid air collision with another Westland Wapiti (J9623, also of 30 Squadron, RAF Mosul) at 4000 feet, near Aqrah, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq (at approximate Coordinates: 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E). Both aircraft had a crew of two:
L.A/C James Cooper killed
Flying Officer Charles Peter Hanlon (pilot) injured [died 25.12.30 of injuries sustained)
L.A/C Thomas Walter Kent injured
Flying Officer Hugh Lindsay McCulloch (pilot) unhurt
However, it is not clear which crew member was in which aircraft. All that was reported is this:
"COOPER, James, LAC (15529) - Killed 3 September 1930 near Aqra, Iraq, in collision of two Wapiti aircraft of No.30 (Bomber) Squadron; his pilot (Flt Lt Hugh Lindsay McCulloch) uninjured. Pilot of second machine (Flying Officer Charles Peter Hanlon) slightly injured, and passenger in second machine (358748 LAC Thomas Walter Kent) seriously injured. Hanlon nevertheless died 26 December 1930."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17427-RAF-Fatalities-1930
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqrah
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Sep30.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2018 16:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 04:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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