ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238641
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 1934 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Mk IIIF |
| Owner/operator: | Hal Far SF FAA RAF |
| Registration: | S1860 |
| MSN: | F1687 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hal Far Airfield -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hal Far, Malta |
| Hal Far | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft made a heavy landing on Tuesday, 17 July 1934, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft then veered off the runway, hit a flare and burst into flames. The pilot, Flt Lt Thomas Henry PERRY-KEENE, who was staff of Station Headquarters, RAF Hal Far, was seriously injured and admitted to hospital. He died from burns and ischaemia in the Royal Navy Hospital at Bighi, Malta, on Saturday, 21 July 1934. HIs passenger, LAC Leslie Charles TITE was slightly injured. Perry-Keene was subsequently buried in Plot G, Grave 121, of Capucinni Naval Cemetery, Malta.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
2. Aberdeen Journal, 23 Jul 1934
3. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 20 Jul 1934
4. Western Daily Press, 20 Jul 1934
5. The Times, 23 Jul 1934
6. https://www.militaryimages.net/media/g121-thomas-henry-perry-keene-1.131396/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2020 18:05 | Cobar | Added |
| 01-Aug-2020 11:41 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Sep-2020 07:07 | Rata | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2022 14:24 | Steve Brew | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 21-Apr-2022 14:25 | harro | Updated [[Date, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Photo]] |
| 22-Apr-2022 05:25 | Steve Brew | Updated [Source] |
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