ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218776
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| Date: | 20-FEB-1916 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504C |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Chingford |
| Registration: | 8587 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Chingford, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Chingford, Chingford, Essex |
| RNAS Chingford, Chingford, Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
20.2.16: Avro 504C No. 8587, RNAS Chingford. Written off (destroyed) when crashed and caught fire, Chingford, Essex. Pilot - Flt Sub-Lt Francis Hamilton G Toms (aged 26) - was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2905362/toms,-francis-hamilton-g/
3. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1916-02Feb.htm
4. Flight magazine (February 24 1916 page 154): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1916/1916%20-%200154.html
5. https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?19689-100-Years-Ago-Today/page23
6. https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/8791417.history-chingford-aerodrome/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2018 19:46 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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