ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220310
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
| Owner/operator: | 28 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A1060 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RFC Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire |
| RFC Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
17.9.16: Sopwith 1½ Strutter A1060, 28 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Castle Bromwich. Written off (destroyed) when crashed due to Structural failure during aerobatics, Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire. Both crew - Lt John Cyril Hodges (pilot and instructor, aged 19) and 2nd Lt Leslie Syson (pupil pilot under training, aged 23) killed. Hodges was the son of Reverend E I Hodges, of Marl Hall Rectory, Coggeshall, Essex. Leslie Syson, of the Royal Garrison Artillery was from Liverpool and Shepherd’s Bush and had brothers Frank and James Syson. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (September 21, 1916 page 809 - see link #6)
"Fatal Accidents
A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned by a Birmingham jury at an inquest on September 18th on Flying Officer and Inspector John Hodges and Second Lieutenant Leslie Fyson. Evidence showed that the two officers went up in a biplane which was completely overhauled before the start, it was in a perfect condition for flying purposes.
The machine was seen to "loop the loop" at a height of about 3,000 feet, and although it seemed to go through the evolutions ail right at first, a movement of the tail plane was noticed. The machine then appeared to collapse and fell to ground"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2751094/hodges,-john-cyril/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2751096/syson,-leslie/
4. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/hodges-j.c.-john-cyril
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1915-16.htm
6. https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I106618&tree=ID1
7. https://www.kingstonaviation.org/sopwith-day-by-day/1916.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2018 19:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Dec-2018 19:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2019 15:45 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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