ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2261
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
| Registration: | K1054 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruskington, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 504N K1054, RAF College Cranwell: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13 May 1931: While performing a training flight, the crew lost control of the aircraft which crashed in an open field at Ruskington, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire. Both pilots bailed out, and were injured. They were making aerobatic figures when they lost control.
One of the two crew involved was Pilot Officer Dennis Edward Green of 2 FTS, RAF Digby, Scopwick Heath, Lincolnshire.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 5)
2. Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 13 May 1931
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1931
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-504n-ruskington
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/May31.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17008-Flight-Cadet-Hugh-Leslie-James-Bertram-Killed-May-12-1931
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruskington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2008 13:31 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jan-2015 09:21 | Dr. John Smih | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2018 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2019 19:38 | Sergey L. | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 20-Jul-2023 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [[Total occupants]] |
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