ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25282
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Nottingham Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-EBSK |
| MSN: | 417 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hucknall Aerodrome, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hucknall Aerodrome, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire (EGNA) |
| Hucknall Aerodrome, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire (EGNA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 417: DH.60X [Cirrus II] Moth: first registered G-EBSK [C of R 1423] 1.7.27 to unknown party (probably The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd., Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex). Re-registered (C of R 1437) 14.7.27 to Sir Harold Bowden, (Chairman of Raleigh Cycles), at Hucknall Aerodrome, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. C of A 1177 issued 28.7.27. Took part in the 1927 Kings Cup Air Race on 30.7.27 (race number '26', and flown by Bernard Martin; retired with engine failure). Donated 4.11.27 to the Nottingham Aero Club Ltd., Hucknall Aerodrome, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire [of which Bowden was president]; re-registered to them [C of R 1573] 18.2.28.
Stalled and crashed/destroyed by fire following turn at 400 feet after take-off from Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 22.8.28, killing both persons on board - Robert Anthony Blake (pilot, aged 31) and William Richardson (passenger, aged 37) of Nottingham Aero Club.
Nottingham Evening Post, 24.8.28 contained a report of the inquest on the Hucknall air crash victims, Robert Anthony Blake, a qualified pilot, and William Richardson (37) an inspector with Nottingham Corporation's Health Department. The jury’s verdict was one of ‘accidental death.’
The Nottingham Evening Post, 27.8.28 contained a report of Robert’s funeral at Edwalton Church.
Registration cancelled 24.9.28 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. Nottingham Evening Post, 24 August 1928 [Report of Inquest]
2. Nottingham Evening Post, 27 August 1928 [Report of Pilot's Funeral]
3. https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/People/Details/149
4. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBSK.pdf
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-hucknall-2-killed
8. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
9. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVic2siXQ==
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hucknall_Aerodrome#Nottingham_Aero_Club
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 16:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2013 23:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2013 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Sep-2017 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2018 15:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 08:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Dec-2023 08:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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