ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218663
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 1915 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Whitley Bay |
| Registration: | 1133 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hartley, ½m from Whitley Bay aerodrome, Whitley Bay, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Whitley Bay, Nortumberland |
| RNAS Whitley Bay, Nortumberland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
19.9.15: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c No. 1133, RNAS Whitley Bay. Written off (destroyed) when Spun into the ground off a flat turn and caught fire on impact, Hartley, ½m from Whitley Bay aerodrome, Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Pilot - Flt Sub-Lt Douglas Archibald Hay (aged 25) - died 20.9.15 (next day) of injuries sustained
RNAS Whitley Bay was about a mile and a half north of the village, adjacent to St Mary's lighthouse. The site had been a rifle range before the war. It is now used as a caravan park. The death of Douglas Archibald Hay was the only fatality during the operational life of RNAS Whitley Bay.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1416447/hay,-/
3. https://airwar19141918.wordpress.com/tag/douglas-archibald-hay/
4. https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/79865-whitley-bay-air-base/?tab=comments#comment-738649
5. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/hay-d.a.-douglas-archibald
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2018 22:24 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 09-Dec-2018 22:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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