ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220616
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| Date: | Friday 15 December 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn |
| Owner/operator: | 14 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A4064 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire |
| RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
15.12.16: Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn A4064, 14 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick. Written off (destroyed) when Stalled and crashed on landing, RFC Catterick Garrison, Catterick, North Yorkshire. Pilot - Lt Reginald Robinson Gaskell (observer, aged 27) - was killed. According to the aircraft record card for Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn A4064 (see link #4)
"Court of Inquiry 87/9102
3/1/17
Flying accident. Omitted to flatten out on landing. Machine stalled and crashed. Pilot died from injuries received while flying from Catterick aerodrome"
2nd Lt Reginald Gaskell was the son of Peter and Sarah Gaskell and was an architect. He enlisted as a private in the East Yorkshire Regiment and was commissioned in as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. He was transferred to the RFC as an Observer on 5th July 1916.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2741069/gaskell,-reginald-robinson/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/gaskell-r.r.-reginald-robinson
4. https://www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/legend.php?id=1129
5. http://www.ww1hull.org.uk/index.php/our-loses/parents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2019 17:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jan-2019 17:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2019 13:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:31 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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