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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | F8813 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ashby-de-la-Launde, Bloxholm, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Scopwick Heath, Lincolnshire |
Avro 504N F8813, 2 FTS, RAF Digby, Scopwick Hearth, Lincolnshire: Written off 2/5/31 when stalled on turn and crashed at Ashby-de-la-Launde, Bloxholm, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. One of the two crew was killed:
Flying Officer Stewart Sinclair Mackay (aged 24) killed
AC.2 Josiah Swain (Service Number 513149) injured
(Ashby-de-la-Launde is a small village, part of the civil parish of Ashby-de-la-Launde and Bloxholm, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated just west of Digby, and east of the A15 and B1191 roads at approximate co ordinates 53.08°N 00.43°W)
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17512-RAF-Fatalities-1931
3. http://www.macla.co.uk/scopwick/graves2.php
4. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=743960088983155&id=732990696746761
5. https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=4698
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2018 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Apr-2018 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 17:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
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