ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229149
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| Date: | Saturday 9 November 1918 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504 |
| Owner/operator: | 51 TDS RAF |
| Registration: | F8719 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Shotwick, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shotwick* |
| RAF Shotwick | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This aircraft was being operated by No.51 Training Depot Station when it crashed in a forced landing approach. The engine had failed and the Avro stalled and spun into the ground from a gliding turn.
The pilot was killed.
2Lt Francis Athol Hinton ( from Auckland, New Zealand ) is buried at Shotwick ( St Michaels ) Churchyard.
R.I.P.
* RAF Shotwick was renamed RAF Sealand in 1924.
Sources:
RAF.Org-Casualties 1918
https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2014/349/140107796_1418759801.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2019 03:08 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Sep-2019 06:32 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2019 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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