ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228582
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Date: | Friday 24 January 1919 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Sopwith Camel |
Owner/operator: | 3 FS RAF |
Registration: | C8318 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Sedgeford, Norfolk -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Collision in the air with another aircraft. The Camel (No.3 Fighting School, Royal Air Force), piloted by an experienced instructor with a distinguished record as a fighter pilot in the World War just recently ended ( 19 air victories ), dived into the ground and was destroyed. There was no fire.
Captain Cecil Frederick King MC, DFC killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Cecil King is buried at Docking ( St Mary the Virgin ) Cemetery.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Frederick_King Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Aug-2019 00:16 |
angels one five |
Added |
24-Sep-2019 13:22 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
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