ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347395
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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1924 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airco DH.9A |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | E785 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Aleppo airfield -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hinaidi, Iraq |
| Aleppo airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot: Sgt WR McCleery Pasenger: Flt Lt JIT Jones. Another DH9A of the liason flight departed Damascus on 4 July arriving over Aleppo at dusk. The engine of the DH9A failed over the city and the pilot managed to put the aircraft down between some buildings, damageing the undercarriage. The pilot was uninjured and the newly promoted Ira Jones suffered no further injuries than those sustained at Damascus a few days before. (The DH9A was returned to the Uk for rebuild and by May 1926 it was back in RAF use in India).
Sources:
AIR BRITAIN DH4/DH9 p196.
Flying log book Sgt WR McCleery.
"An Air Fighter's Scrap-book" p174 by Ira Jones.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2023 12:52 | Halo | Added |
| 03-Nov-2023 12:18 | Nepa | Updated |
| 21-Apr-2024 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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