ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210592
Last updated: 22 March 2021
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| Date: | 24-FEB-1921 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn Royal Air Force (4 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | F8751 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cove, near RAF Farnborough, near Farnborough, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Farnborough, Hampshire |
| RAF Farnborough |
Avro 504K F8751, 4 Squadron, RAF Farnborough: Written off (destroyed) 24/2/21 when lost control and spun into the ground at Cove, near Farnborough, Hampshire. One of the two crew was killed:
Flying Officer William Leslie Gordon Spinney (aged 29) killed
Flying Officer Allan Hesketh DFC escaped with only scratches.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1925.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16864-RAF-Officer-Deaths-1921
3. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2018 18:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Nov-2018 06:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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