ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212285
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| Date: | 17-JAN-1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Woodcock Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 17 Squadron Royal Air Force (17 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | J8297 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tidworth, near RAF Upavon, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II, J8297 17 Squadron, RAF Upavon: Written off (destroyed) 17/1/1928 when wing collapsed when the aircraft was engaged in a loop, over RAF Upavon, Wiltshire. Aircraft went out of control and dived into the ground at Tidworth. Pilot and sole occupant - Pilot Officer Guy Stevenson (aged 21) - was killed
According to the following contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (February 9, 1928 page 88 - see link #2)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Tidworth to a Woodcock machine of No. 17 (Bombing) Squadron, Upavon, on January 17, Pilot Officer Guy Stevenson, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed."
NOTE: Not 100% confirmed that the aircraft involved was J8297. However, this airfame was delivered to 17 Squadron at RAF Upvaon in June 1927, and struck off charge in January 1928 making it a "possible candidate".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft J1-J9999 (and WWI Survivors): Ray Sturtivant & Dennis Thompson, Air Britain 1987 p.74
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200100.html?search=Guy%20Stevenson
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Upavon#Birth_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._17_Squadron_RAF#Interwar_years
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Woodcock#Operators
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2018 23:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jun-2018 23:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2023 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Jan-2023 15:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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