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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Blackburn Shark Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | K8498 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Donna Nook Bombing Range, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Courageous, North Sea |
Blackburn Shark Mk.II K8498, 810 Squadron, HMS Courageous: Written off (destroyed) 16/8/37 due to structural failure in flight, when wing collapsed in dive, Donna Nook Bombing Range, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire (at approximate Coordinates: 53°28′29″N 000°09′07″E). Both crew killed:
Flying Officer John Alan Goldsmith (aged 25 Lt, RN)
AC1Ernest George Clarke (aged 22)
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (August 26. 1937 page 220 - see link #3):
"FLYING ACCIDENT
The Air Ministry regrets to announce the following accident: —
Lt. John Alan Goldsmith, Royal Navy, Flying Officer, Royal Air Force, and A/C.1 Ernest George Clarke lost their lives in an accident which occurred at the Donna Nook Bombing Range on August 17 to an aircraft of No. 810 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircradft K1000-K9999
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1937/1937%20-%202384.PDF
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39&styleid=3
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170912054316/http://www.naval-history.net:80/xDKCas1937.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Donna_Nook#Bombing_range
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2018 16:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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