ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211481
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 1925 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b |
| Owner/operator: | AGS RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leysdown Gunnery Ranges, Isle of Sheppey, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastchurch, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol F.2b Fighter, Armament & Gunnery School, Eastchurch: Written off (destroyed) 8/4/1925 when dived into the sea at Leysdown Gunnery Ranges, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Pilot - Pilot Officer Anthony Cecil Carbery Mason (aged 25) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (April 16, 1925 page 229 - see link #3)
"R.A.F. Flying Accidents
A Bristol Fighter of Armament and Gunnery School, Eastchurch, crashed at 11.20 a.m. on April 8, Pilot Officer Anthony Cecil Carbery Mason, the pilot of the aircraft, was killed."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17305-RAF-fatalities-1925
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1925/1925%20-%200229.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?22742-Plt-Off-Anthony-Cecil-Carbery-MASON-AGS-1925
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2018 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Nov-2018 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2019 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Feb-2019 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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