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| Date: | Wednesday 20 December 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K1012 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Abu Suier, Ismailia -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia, Egypt |
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk.I K1012, 4 FTS, RAF Abu Sueir; Written off (destroyed) 20/12/33 when crashed, at RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia, Egypt. Pilot - L/AC John Joseph Francis McDermott (aged 23) - was killed. Aircraft struck off charge 24/1/34.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
Images:
Photo: William Robert Suter, RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2008 08:48 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 16:35 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 08:15 | Yelush | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, ] |
| 23-Mar-2018 23:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2018 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2019 16:54 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 25-Jul-2020 16:43 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
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