Accident Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 G-EALW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25188
 
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Date:Monday 16 August 1920
Time:
Type:Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8
Owner/operator:By Air Ltd
Registration: G-EALW
MSN: F7484
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Biddenham, West of Bedford, Bedfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Coventry Airport (CVT/EGBE)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF F7484 (former RAF serial used by the CAA in lieu of any official constructors number). First registered 03.09.19 as G-EALW to By Air Ltd., Coventry. Written off 16.08.20 when crashed at Biddenham, west of Bedford, at approximate co-ordinates Latitude North 52° 14' 61", Longitude West 00° 05' 11", killing the pilot (James Gordon Riley, aged 21). The passenger Henry Hamblin was injured

Sources:

1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/81-register-gb-g-ea
2. CAA; https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EALW.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E1.html
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576499
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddenham
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-armstrong-whitworth-fk8-biddenham-1-killed
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1925.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Dec-2013 02:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Nov-2016 00:14 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-May-2018 22:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]

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