ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212383
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 November 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | E3150 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boothby Graffoe, 4 miles SSW of RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Scopwick Heath, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 504K E3150, 2 FTS, RAF Digby: Written off (destroyed) 7/11/1928 when stalled on turn, near Boothby Graffoe, 4 miles South South West of RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. Pilot and sole occupant - Pilot Officer Richard Harold Coupe (aged 23) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (November 15, 1928 page 996 - see link #4):
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident near Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, to an Avro machine of No. 2 Flying Training School, Digby, on November 7, Pilot Officer Richard Harold Coupe, 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?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1920s-incident-logs#1928
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%201074.html?search=Richard%20Harold%20Coupe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2018 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2023 09:19 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Nature, Operator]] |
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