ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210706
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1922 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
| Registration: | F8747 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 504K F8747, RAF (Cadet) College, Cranwell: Written off (destroyed) 7/7/22 in a mid air collision with Avro 504K H2364, on approach to RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Pilot of Avro 504K F8747 - Cadet Vyvian Osborne Gillmore (aged 19) - was killed. Cadet Francis Gerald Cator - pilot of Avro 504K H2364 - survived but was seriously injured.
According to the following contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (July 27, 1922 page 427 - see link #4):
"Killed
Flight Cadet VYVIAN OSBORNE GILLMORE was killed in an aeroplane collision at Cranwell, Sleaford, on Friday, July 7."
Sources:
1. National Archives file ref. AIR 76/183/111
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1925.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17098-RAF-fatalities-1922&styleid=3
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1922/1922%20-%200427.PDF
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1920s-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2018 00:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Jul-2023 21:25 | Nepa | Updated |
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