Accident Blackburn Kangaroo R.T.1 B9983,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21885
 
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Date:Saturday 26 October 1918
Time:
Type:Blackburn Kangaroo R.T.1
Owner/operator:246 Sqn RAF
Registration: B9983
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, County Durham, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Seaton Carew, County Durham
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed on landing at Seaton Carew, this aircraft had been involved in the sinking of German submarine UC70 in the North Sea, off Whitby, North Yorkshire, on 28.08.18 when flown by Lt W F Waring 2nd Lt H J Smith and Signalman Reed. Aircraft was operated by "A" Flight, 246 Sqn, RAF: at the time "A" Flight Operated from RAF Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, and "B" Flight from North Hylton, near Sunderland

Exact date of crash unknown. Plane crashed some date between 01.09.1918 and 31.12.1918

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20150921231234/http://www.baaa-acro.com/1918/archives/crash-of-a-blackburn-kangaroo-in-seaton-carew-afb-2-killed/
2. http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/air/aerodrome-view.php?pid=23

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jul-2008 23:12 Anon. Added
10-Jan-2012 16:08 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
11-Feb-2017 18:32 Dr.John Smith Updated [Date, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Jul-2021 17:22 Tramman Updated [Date]
16-Jul-2023 18:44 Nepa Updated [[Date]]

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