Accident Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c 993,
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Date:Thursday 20 January 1916
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic be2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c
Owner/operator:RNAS Eastchurch
Registration: 993
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Destination airport:RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
20.1.16: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c No.993, RNAS Eastchurch. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Passenger - Air Mechanic 1 Edward Charles Wynter (aged 19) died 5.2.16 (16 days later) of injuries sustained. The pilot - Flt Sub-Lt Cecil Hill Darley - was injured

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/660387/wynter,-/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Nov-2018 21:08 Dr.John Smith Added

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