ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220539
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 5837 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
3.12.16; Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d No.5837, 53 Squadron, RFC Catterick Garrison. Written off (destroyed) when spun into the ground, at RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire. Both of the two crew - Captain Harold North Steward (pilot, aged 30, on attachment from 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry) and 2nd Lt Maurice Thornely (Observer, aged 19, on attachment from the Northamptonshire Regiment) - were killed
According to the aircraft record card for B.E.2d No.5837 (see link #4)
"Court of Inquiry 87/9095
16/12/16
Flying accident. Vertical bank at 300 feet and spinning nose dive. Engine running at time of crash. The Court of Inquiry is on the opinion that, in making a steep turn, the pilot allowed the nose of the machine to point downwards to such an extent as to put the machine in a spinning nose dive from which it could not recover"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2758445/steward,-/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/408899/thornely,-maurice/
4. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/thornely-m.-maurice
5. Grave of Maurice Thornely: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34476320@N02/11068684663/
6. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/8352629.surprise-garden-find-leads-to-tales-of-the-lives-lost-in-the-regions-skies/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2019 02:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jan-2019 12:47 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:31 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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