ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220319
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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn |
| Owner/operator: | 4 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A929 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC Northolt, West Ruislip, Middlesex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RFC Northolt, West Ruislip, Middlesex |
| RFC Northolt, West Ruislip, Middlesex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
23.9.16: Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn A929, 4 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Northolt. Written off (destroyed) is a Semi nose dive into the ground on first solo flight, RFC Northolt, West Ruislip, Middlesex. Pilot - 2nd Lt Percy Rowland Main (aged 24, formerly with the Hampshire Regiment) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (September 28 1916 page 840 - see link #4)
"Fatal Accidents
Lieutenant PERCY MAIN, R.F.C., killed while flying on Saturday, was a Portsmouth man. He joined the R.F.C. for clerical duties, and later obtained a commission in the Hampshire Regiment. A month ago he rejoined the Flying Corps, and was completing a course when he was accidentally killed."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/361920/main,-percy-rowland/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/main-p.r
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1916/1916%20-%200844.html?search=Percy%20Rowland%20Main
5. http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/war-graves/kingston/l-m.htm#mainpr
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2018 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Jan-2019 15:45 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
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