ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212319
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| Date: | Thursday 26 April 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
| Registration: | J8956 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.IIIA J8956, RAF Cadet College, Cranwell: Written off (destroyed) 26/4/1928 when stalled due to engine failure, and dived into the ground on approach at RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Aircraft caught fire on impact, and was burnt out. Pilot and sole occupant - Flight Cadet Peter Anthony Meakin (aged 21) died 27.4.28 (next day) of injuries sustained. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (May 3, 1928 page 311 - see link #5)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Cranwell to a Siskin machine of the Royal Air Force Cadet College, Cranwell, on April 26, Flight-Cadet Peter Anthony Meakin, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained injuries from which he died in hospital on the following day."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1920s-incident-logs#1928
4. http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lincoln/st_andrew/index.htm
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200347.html?search=Peter%20Anthony%20Meakin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2018 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jun-2018 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 13-Jul-2023 21:27 | Nepa | Updated [[Other fatalities]] |
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