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| Date: | Monday 22 November 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airco DH.9A |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J7310 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Surrey |
| RAF Kenley, Surrey |
D.H.9A J7310, 24 Squadron, RAF Kenley: Written off (Cat.W/FA) 22/11/1926. The aircraft took off from RAF Kenley with pilots, Flight Lt Felix St.John Woollard and Flying Officer Frederick Laing Collison. But after taking off the aircraft stalled during a turn and crashed into a hanger at the base. The aircraft burst in flames, killing Felix St.John Woollard and fatally injuring Fredrick Laing Collison. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (November 25, 1926, page 770 - see link #6)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accident
The Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Kenley, Surrey, to a D.H.9A of No. 24 Squadron, Kenley, on November 22, Flight-Lieut. Felix St. John Woollard, A.F.C., the pilot of the aircraft, was killed, and Flying Officer Frederic Laing Collison was seriously injured and died shortly afterwards."
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/e3535.html
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17306-RAF-fatalities-1926
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/22440
5. Biography of Frederic Collison 1914-1922: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1150931
6. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1926/1926%20-%200870.html?search=Felix%20Woollard
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2012 00:01 | ryan | Added |
| 02-Jun-2018 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2018 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2018 06:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jul-2023 21:23 | Nepa | Updated |
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