ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220924
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A3326 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Crudwell, Malmesbury, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Rendcomb, Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
21.2.17: Bristol F.2b Fighter A3326, 48 Squadron, RFC Rendcomb, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed off sharp turn, forced down by bad weather and engine trouble, near Crudwell, Malmesbury, Wiltshire (at approximate co ordinates 51.634°N 2.069°W). Of the crew of two, one - 2nd Lt Horace Charles Fry (Observer, aged 22, on attachment from the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment) died 23.2.17 (two days later) of injuries sustained. The pilot - Lt Alfred Douglas Finney - was injured.
According to the aircraft accident record card for Bristol F.2b A3326 (see link #3)
"Court of Inquiry 87/7954
18/3/17
Flying accident. Bad weather caused low flying, then engine trouble. Insufficient height for safe landing. No blame attached to pilot or machine"
According to a contemporary report in Flight magazine (March 1 1917 page 203 - see link #4)
"Fatal Accidents
An inquest was held at Cirencester on February 24th on Second Lieut. Horace Charles Fry, West Kent Regiment, attached to the R.F.C., who died in the Cirencester Hospital on the previous day. Lieut. Fry on February 21st last accompanied as observer Lieut. Alfred Finney, the pilot. When six miles from Cirencester, owing to the fog, they determined to land in order to ascertain their whereabouts, and a field was selected for the purpose.
As the machine was descending it suddenly nose-dived and fell to the earth. Both officers were badly injured, Lieut. Fry being conveyed to Cirencester Hospital, where he died from injuries to the head. Lieut. Finney was taken to Malmesbury Hospital, where he is suffering from a fractured thigh. The jury returned a verdict that "Death was due to an Accident caused by too sharp a turn, and that there was no defect in the engine.""
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/368172/fry,-horace-charles/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/fry-h.c.-horace-charles
4. Flight magazine (March 1 1917 page 203): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1917/1917%20-%200203.html?search=John%20Libby%20Fry
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crudwell
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2019 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Jan-2019 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2019 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2019 12:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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