ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220424
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn |
| Owner/operator: | 25 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A2514 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cambridge -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Thetford, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
21.10.16: Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn A2514, 25 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Thetford. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when Side-slipped and nose dived into the ground, near Cambridge. Pilot - Captain Henry Clifford Leigh (aged 24)- died 24.10.16 (three days later) of injuries sustained. According to the aircraft record card for Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn A2514:
"Court of Inquiry 87/8821
1/11/16
Flying accident. Side slipped and nose dived into the ground from 80 feet. First solo flight. The Court found that the accident was due to overbanking the machine when doing a right hand turn"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/371348/leigh,-/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/leigh-h.c.-henry-clifford
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2019 02:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Jan-2019 07:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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