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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Osprey Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | Gosport Trg Base Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K3632 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 miles south of the Nab Tower, Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
| RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
Crashed in sea 5.3.1935 seven miles South of the Nab Tower, Isle of Wight.
Crew -
F/O Nigel Ratcliffe Williams (pilot)(Sub-Lt, RN) - killed
LAC Henry John Atkinson (passenger) - were killed.
5. Crashed due to loose dinghy jamming a/c controls.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17884-RAF-fatalities-1935
3. http://wight.hampshireairfields.co.uk/iowc.html
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1935.htm
5. Air Britain: "The K File - The Royal Air Force in the 1930's"
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2016 22:24 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 13-Jan-2017 22:24 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2017 00:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 01-Mar-2018 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2021 20:41 | Castleace | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2021 20:21 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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