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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1948 |
| Time: | c 15:15 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly Mk 1 / Gadfly Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Advanced instrument flying school RNAS Hinstock |
| Registration: | KK983 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Old Mill, Dartmouth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Siskin /RNAS Gosport |
Gadfly crashed into wooded hillside adjacent to the pumping station at Old Mill, Dartmouth when rotors caught electric cables when attempting to fly below them
Crew:
Lt. Edward John OCKELFORD (pilot) RN - killed, Lt Cr John Charles Gratton survived
Sources:
RN service death register, Naval Personnel Secretariat, Victory Building, HMNB Portsmouth
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=KK983
https://royal-naval-association-wrexham-branch.org.uk/helicopters-of-the-royal-navy/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2013 07:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Feb-2014 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2014 15:12 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2015 06:51 | C.C.Catch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2015 07:10 | C.C.Catch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-May-2019 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Sep-2021 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jan-2022 20:14 | rojan | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 29-Jan-2022 17:31 | rojan | Updated [Date, ] |
| 21-Jan-2024 17:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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