ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270088
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Type 171 Jockey |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | J9122 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
22 Sqn RAF pilot F/Lt Vivian Steel Parker was carrying out spinning trials out of RAF Martlesham Heath, (Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), with the only Vickers Jockey built, when it entered a flat spin and crashed into an orchard at Woodbridge, Suffolk and was destroyed.
F/Lt Parker bailed out at 5000 ft and landed safely.
Crew:
F/Lt (9077) Vivian Steel PARKER DFC AFC (pilot) RAF - baled out /Ok
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Jockey
https://www.duhoctrungquoc.vn/wiki/en/Vickers_Jockey
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Vickers_Jockey
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/vickers-experimental-fighters
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3474-Long-Shot-Vivian-Steel-PARKER-AFC-Citation-Jan-1935/page2
'Aeroplane Monthly' March 1984 P132 - Letter and picture of the wreckage in the orchard.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2021 14:43 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Dec-2023 22:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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