ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211418
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| Date: | Friday 26 October 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Atlas TM |
| Owner/operator: | 5 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sandycroft, near Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, Flintshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas TM, 5 FTS, RAF Sealand: Written off (destroyed) 26/10/34 when dived into ground at Sandycroft, near Hawarden, Flintshire (at approximate co ordinates 53.1977°N, 2.9964°W). Pilot and sole occupant - Acting Pilot Officer Eric Godwin Hall (aged 21) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (November 1, 1934 page 1158 - see link #3):
"R.A.F. FLYING ACCIDENT
The Air Ministry regrets to announce that Acting P/O Eric Godwin Hall lost his life as the result of an accident which occurred at Hawarden, Flintshire, on October 26, 1934, to an "Atlas " aircraft of No. 5 Flying Training School, Sealand.
Acting P/O. Hall was the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17796-RAF-Fatalities-1934
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1934/1934%20-%201156.PDF
4. https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/sandycroft-flintshire-sir-y-fflint
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2018 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
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