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Date: | Friday 2 July 1954 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | Miles M.11A Whitney Straight |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | G-AEVA |
MSN: | 318 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Moutier -
Switzerland
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed during international air race. Occupants John Cecil Rice and wife. Located 4 July.
Sources:
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/162:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576950 5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/161:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576949 6. National Archives (PRO Kew) File DR 16/225:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1200790 BEA
L'Echo d'Oran 5 July 1954
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Feb-2018 22:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
19-Dec-2019 19:36 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
01-Jul-2020 09:05 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |