ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25118
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| Date: | Friday 2 May 1924 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.18 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Ministry |
| Registration: | G-EAWW |
| MSN: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Felixstowe Air Station, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This can not be classed as an accident as it was a test by the Air Ministry to see how long an aircraft would float. Flight Lt. Rea landed the aircraft on the water off Felixstowe, Suffolk, and then proceeded to add ballast to the aircraft from a RAF motor launch that was in attendance. On touching the water the aircraft almost went vertical and finally settled to 45 degree angle and after 30 minutes the aircraft sank. No attempt was made to salvage the aircraft but the engine would be salvaged later.
Ex-RAF J6899; civil registered 19/12/1921 as G-EAWW, registration G-EAWW formally cancelled 29/12/1924 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. Flight magazine dated 8th May 1924.
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EAWW.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.18#Operational_history
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2009 00:10 | anorak48 | Updated |
| 16-Feb-2014 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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