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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Nimrod Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cromarty Firth, off Balblair, Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Furious, Cromarty Firth |
Hawker Nimrod, 801 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Furious: Written off (destroyed) 5/10/36 when spun into the Cromarty Firth, off Balblair, Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty. Pilot - Pilot Officer John George Spencer (aged 21) - was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39&styleid=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2018 21:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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