ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212282
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| Date: | Thursday 20 October 1927 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey IIID |
| Owner/operator: | Leuchars Trg Base Flt RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey IIID, Training Base Flight, RAF Leuchars: Written off (destroyed) 20/10/1927 when spun into the ground after engine failure, RAF Leuchars, Fife. Two of the crew of three were killed:
Flying Officer William Harvey Osborne Rumfitt (pilot, South African national, aged 23) killed
AC.2 Francis William Tomlinson (Service Number 364328) killed
AC.2 Herbert William Furness (Service Number 364080) injured
Sources:
1. Londonderry Sentinel Londonderry, Northern Ireland 22 October 1927
2. Belfast News-Letter Antrim, Northern Ireland 21 October 1927
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17307-RAF-fatalities-1927
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2018 19:45 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Nov-2018 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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