Accident Gloster Grebe Mk II J73..,
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Date:Friday 20 November 1925
Time:day
Type:Gloster Grebe Mk II
Owner/operator:29 Sqn RAF
Registration: J73..
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Leysdown Gunnery Ranges, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Gloster Grebe Mk.II, RAF Duxford: Written off (destroyed) 20/11/1925 when crashed in sea diving on target, off Leysdown Gunnery Ranges, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
Crew:
Pilot Officer Cecil William Montague Smith (pilot) RAF - killed

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17305-RAF-fatalities-1925
3. http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16464.0
4. 29 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 1916-1939: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8410383

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-May-2018 19:55 Dr. John Smith Added
08-Oct-2018 18:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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