ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218772
Last updated: 11 February 2021
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| Date: | 13-FEB-1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | FBA Type A |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Calshot |
| Registration: | 3205 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire |
| Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire |
13.2.16: FBA Type A Flying Boat No. 3205, RNAS Calshot. Written off (destroyed) when Dived into sea, Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire. Of the crew of two, one - Air Mechanic 2 Francis Godfrey Haynes (Service Number F7919 aged 34) was killed (drowned); the pilot - Flt Sub-Lt Neil Howard McDiarmid - was injured. McDiarmid was unconscious and in the water when he was found. A piece of wire from the fuselage had lodged under his chin, which kept his mouth and nose out of the water and preventing him from drowning. The wire left a deep lifelong imprint.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3055801/haynes,-/
3. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1916-02Feb.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBA_Type_A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2018 18:43 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jul-2019 19:56 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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