ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220422
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| Date: | Friday 20 October 1916 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 16 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A3831 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rustington, near Littlehampton, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Beaulieu, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
20.10.16: Curtiss JN-3 A3831, 16 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC, Beaulieu, Hampshire. Written off (destroyed) when Nose dived into the ground on a cross-country flight, Rustington, near Littlehampton, West Sussex. Pilot - 2nd Lt Frederick Richard Lucas (aged 18) - was killed. According to the aircraft record card for Curtiss JN-3 A3831:
"Court of Inquiry 87/8824
27/10/16
Nature and cause of accident unknown. Machine in good order before flight. The Court declared that the cause of the accident was unknown"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/355339/lucas,-frederick-richard/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000278064-lucas-f.r.-frederick-richard
4. http://www.eastboldre.org/flyingschoolfatalities.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2019 01:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Jan-2019 01:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2019 07:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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