ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210623
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| Date: | Friday 19 August 1921 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | H1419 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Croxton, near Thetford, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Fighter H1419, 2 FTS, RAF Duxford: Written off (destroyed) 19/8/21 when stalled on turn and crashed at Croxton, near Thetford, Norfolk. Aircraft was engaged in a cross country navigational training flight routed Duxford-Bircham Newton-Duxford. Both crew were killed:
Pilot Officer Eric Raven Lush (pilot under training, aged 23) killed
Pilot Officer Edward Arthur Rush (instructor, aged 19) killed
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (August 25, 1921 page 580 - see link #2):
"Two Pilot-Officers Killed
WHILE on a practice cross-country flight on August 19 two officers were killed in an aeroplane accident near Thetford. At the inquest it was stated in evidence that the officers, Pilot-Officer E. R. Lush and Pilot-Officer E. A. Rush, who were under instruction at Duxford, were making a practice flight to Bircham Newton and back, and must have lost their way. They were in the air for over three hours, whereas the journey should only have taken half an hour. The petrol tank was found to be empty, and in attempting 'to turn into the- wind the machine nose-dived. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1925.htm
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1921/1921%20-%200580.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16864-RAF-Officer-Deaths-1921&styleid=3
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croxton,_Norfolk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2018 14:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Nov-2018 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2019 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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