ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212323
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| Date: | Friday 11 May 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b Fighter |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Old Sarum, 2 nm NE of Salisbury, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| RAF Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol F.2b Fighter, 16 Squadron, RAF Old Sarum: Written off (destroyed) 11/5/1928 when crashed off stall turn on approach to RAF Old Sarum Airfield, 2 nautical miles North East of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Both crew on board were killed:
Flying Officer Gerald Arthur Underdown (aged 21) killed
L.A/C Donald Martin Thomas (Service number 370390, aged 20) killed
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (June 14, 1928 page 446 - see link #3)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that, as the result of an accident at Old Sarum, Wiltshire, to a Bristol Fighter machine of No. 16 (Army Co-operation) Squadron, Old Sarum, on May 11, Flying Officer Gerald Arthur Underdown, the pilot of the aircraft, and 370390, L. A. C, Donald Martin Thomas were killed."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200490.html?search=Percival%20Reginald%20Carter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2018 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jun-2018 12:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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