ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221056
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Airco DH.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 10 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A4786 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deptford Marshes, near RFC Joyce Green, Dartford, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Joyce Green, Dartford, Kent |
| RFC Joyce Green, Dartford, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
13.3.17: Airco (DeHavilland) D.H.2 A4786, 10 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Joyce Green. Written off (destroyed) when failed to recover from a spin and nose-dived into Deptford Marshes, near RFC Joyce Green, Dartford, Kent. Pilot - 2nd Lt Joseph Henry Ideson (aged 25, attached from the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) Regiment) - was killed.
According to the aircraft accident record card for DH.2 A4786 (see link #3):
"Court of Inquiry 87/7954
16/3/17
Flying accident. Banked at 1,000 feet, and developed spinning nose dive. Pilot had lack of experience on fast machines. No fault of machine"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/411652/ideson,-/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/ideson-j.h.-joseph-henry
4. https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/241694-10th-reserve-squadron-rfc-march-1917/
5. http://www.cpgw.org.uk/soldier-records/joseph-henry-ideson/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Joyce_Green#Accidents_and_incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2019 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Jan-2019 01:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2019 13:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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