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| Date: | Tuesday 2 August 1927 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: | Hawker Horsley |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | J8608 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aschach, Upper Austria -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell (EGYD) |
| ?? India |
Emergency landing in river Donau (Danube) after some engine problems. The crew was on a record-flight from RAF Cranwell - EGYD to India. The aircraft sustained heavy damage. This was the second attempt made by the aircraft and the third by the crew. The first attempt resulted in a ditching in the Persian Gulf and the loss of the first long-range Horsley, the second, using J8608 resulted in an emergency landing at Martlesham Heath, the third and final attempt resulted in the aircraft crashing into the Danube after overheating.
Crew:
F/Lt Charles Roderick CARR DFC (pilot) RAF suffered only minor injuries,
F/Lt DEARTH (Co.pilot) RAF suffered several broken ribs and suspected internal bleeding.
Sources:
öfh 3/2013
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45980213
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2013 20:17 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 06-Jan-2021 12:23 | Pete1978 | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2024 18:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 04-Sep-2024 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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