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| Date: | Thursday 2 October 1924 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | F4572 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Penton Mewsey, near Andover, Hampshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Surrey |
| RAF Andover, Hampshire |
On 2.10.24, Bristol F.2B Fighter F4572, of 13 Squadron, RAF Kenley, Surrey. Written off (destroyed) when spun into the ground at Penton Mewsey, near Andover, Hampshire. Pilot began a spiral descent from 2,000 feet and failed to flatten out before impact. Both crew - Flying Officer Archibald Hay Stirling (aged 24) and AC1 William James Arthur Turton (aged 22) - were killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1925.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17304-RAF-fatalities-1924&styleid=3
3. Flight Magazine October 9, 1924 page 663 at https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1924/1924%20-%200663.PDF .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2017 19:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jul-2017 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Feb-2019 18:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
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