ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211789
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Grebe Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J7576 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gog Magog Golf Club, Shelford Bottom, 4 miles South of Cambridge -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Grebe Mk.II J7576, 19 Squadron, RAF Duxford: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18/8/1926 when wrecked in a forced landing at the Gog Magog Golf Club, Shelford Bottom, Cambridgeshire (about 4 miles south of Cambridge, at approximate co ordinates 52°9′54″N 0°10′50″E). Pilot and sole occupant - Flying Officer Roy Nugent Treherne Gape (aged 22) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (September 2, 1926, page 558 - see link #4):
"R.A.F. Flying Accidents
As the result of an accident near Cambridge to a Grebe of No. 19 Squadron. Duxford, on August 18. Pilot Officer Roy Nugent Treherne Gape, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed".
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17306-RAF-fatalities-1926
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gog_Magog_Golf_Club
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1926/1926%20-%200634.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2018 21:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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