ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1410
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1921 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Military |
| Registration: | G-CYCI |
| MSN: | H9736 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Simcoe, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Borden, ON |
| Toronto, ON | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex RAF H9736. Part of 1919 Imperial Gift of 100 Avro 504Ks. Taken on charge 23.11.20. Written off 20.2.21 as per details below:
CLAXTON, Lieutenant William Gordon - Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 3 August 1918. Born 1 June 1899 in Ogilvie, Manitoba. Home in Toronto; graduated in RFC/Canada; as a 2nd Lieutenant he left Toronto on 29 September 1917; at Training Depot, 29 October 1917; to CFS, Upavon, 30 October 1917; with No.41 Squadron, 26 March to 17 August 1918 (missing, prisoner of war); repatriated 1 December 1918.
At Camp Borden for refresher training, on 20 February 1921 he took off in Avro 504K G-CYCI for Toronto. His engine failed and he tried to land on the ice at the south end of Lake Simcoe, striking a ridge which was hard to see, wiping out the undercarriage, and doing other damage.
Aircraft not repaired: struck off charge 17.4.1923. Pilot survived uninjured, died of natural causes on 28 September 1967 aged 69.
Sources:
British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
http://rcafassociation.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/gong-2c-d.html
www.ody.ca/~bwalker/cab_detail_aa_cz.html
www.goldenyears.ukf.net/ImperialGift-Canada.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2008 11:33 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2013 08:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2017 14:26 | Sergey L. | Updated [Location] |
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