ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212536
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| Date: | Friday 11 October 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire (EGNB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Sikin Mk.IIIA, 29 Squadron, RAF North Weald, Essex: Written off (destroyed) 11/10/1929 when hit factory roof on low pass and caught fire, Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire. Pilot and sole occupant - Flying Officer John Clarke (aged 24) - was killed.
According to an eyewitness report at the inquest into the death of the pilot: "It appears that he got into a bump and one wing dropped onto the shed as he was passing over it; the machine burst into flames as it fell.”
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17392-RAF-fatalities-1929
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2018 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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