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| Date: | Monday 25 June 1923 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Irish Air Corps |
| Registration: | 1 |
| MSN: | H5797 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fermoy, County Cork -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fermoy Aerodrome. Co. Cork |
| Fermoy Aerodrome. Co. Cork |
AIRCO D.H.9
SERIAL NO.: I later DI.
PREVIOUS IDENTITY: RAF H5797. From a batch of 345 (H5541-H5890), constructed by the Alliance Aeroplane Co. Ltd. (Waring and Gillow Ltd.) in 1918 for the R.A.F. but apparently did not enter service with any squadron or other unit.
IRISH AIR CORPS SERVICE HISTORY: Purchased from the Aircraft Disposal Co. and delivered to Baldonnel Aerodrome, 1.1.23. To “B” Flight, No.1 Squadron. Crashed near Fermoy, Co. Cork, killing the observer, 25.6.23. Records indicate that a 21-year-old male by the name of Lieutenant John Francis McDonagh died as a result of the accident, while the pilot, Lieutenant McCullogh was seriously injured.
“Written-off”.
Sources:
1. https://avondhupress.ie/anniversary-fatal-plane-crash-fermoy/
2. http://www.ipmsireland.com/Forms-Downloads/AerCorpsAircraft1922-1997.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2016 08:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Apr-2018 15:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2018 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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