Accident Avro 504K F8751,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210592
 
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Date:Thursday 24 February 1921
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504K
Owner/operator:4 Sqn RAF
Registration: F8751
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cove, near RAF Farnborough, Hampshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Farnborough, Hampshire
Destination airport:RAF Farnborough
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Avro 504K F8751, 4 Squadron, RAF Farnborough: Written off (destroyed) 24/2/21 when lost control and spun into the ground at Cove, near Farnborough, Hampshire. One of the two crew was killed:

Flying Officer William Leslie Gordon Spinney killed
Flying Officer Allan Hesketh DFC escaped with only scratches.

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1925.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16864-RAF-Officer-Deaths-1921
3. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-May-2018 18:08 Dr. John Smith Added
08-Nov-2018 06:25 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
16-Jul-2023 18:48 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]]

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