ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163195
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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | J8820 |
| MSN: | 383 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wittering, (EGXT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 383: DH.60 [Genet] Moth sold to Air Ministry under Contract No.761499/27 as J8820 and delivered to CFS (Central Flying School) RAF Wittering 2.6.27. Written off when stalled whilst flying inverted, and crashed at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire 13/06/1930
Crew:
F/Lt Nigel Henry Nevill FLETCHER (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. CFS RAF ORB for the period 1.5.1912 to 30.4.1942: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/604: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100313
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p003.html
3. https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17427-RAF-Fatalities-1930
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-wittering-afb-1-killed
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178306846/nigel-henry_neville-fletcher
8. Photo of grave marker: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188806011@N04/52222444504
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Flying_School#History
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wittering#Flying_Training
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2014 21:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Jan-2014 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase] |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:53 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 29-Aug-2017 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 16:55 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Dec-2023 10:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Dec-2023 10:52 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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