ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207644
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| Date: | Monday 12 September 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey IIIF Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | Ramleh CF RAF |
| Registration: | J9798 |
| MSN: | F.1198 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off Gaza, Palestine -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aboukir, Alexandria, Egypt |
| RAF Ramleh, Palestine | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey IIIF J9798, RAF Ramleh Communications Flight: Written off (presumed destroyed) 14/9/38 when went missing off coast out of fuel, between Abukir, Alexandria, Egypt, and Ramleh, Palestine on 12/9/38. Aircraft last reported off the coast of Palestine, west of Gaza. Aircraft presumed to have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, and both crew presumed to be MIA, later KIA:
Lt Frederick Scarborough killed
Pilot Officer Desmond Edward Bell (pilot) missing, believed killed
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (September 22, 1938 page 259 - see link #2)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Since the disappearance on September 12 of an aircraft of the Communication Flight, Ramleh, Palestine, it must now be assumed that P/O Desmond Edward Bell and Lt. Frederick Scarborough (late Royal Air Force), lost their lives on that date. P/O Bell was the pilot of the aircraft and Lt. Scarborough the only other occupant."
NOTE: Some published sources (see link #2) have J9798 as being with 47 Squadron, RAF Khartoum, Sudan, and having been converted/updated to Fairey Gordon standard.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202655.PDF
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?15441-Communication-Flight-RAF-Ramleh-Missing-Aircraft-Sept-12th-1938
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2018 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Nov-2018 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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