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| Date: | Monday 15 May 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Blackburn Ripon Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 811 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | S1667 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Furious, Cromarty Firth, off Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Furious, Cromarty Firth |
| HMS Furious, Cromarty Firth |
Blackburn Ripon Mk.IIA S1667, 811 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Furious: Written off (destroyed) 15/5/37 when crashed on landing on board HMS Furious, Cromarty Firth, off Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty. Aircraft bounced on landing and went over the side. Pilot - Pilot Officer John Tosswill Longman (aged 21) - was killed (drowned).
Location of loss cited as 58'0.00"N, 3'30.00"W, and it is reported that the wreckage was recovered.
Sources:
1. Whittaker, I G. (1998) Off Scotland: a comprehensive record of maritime and aviation losses in Scottish waters. Edinburgh. Page 111
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17674-RAF-Fatalities-1933&styleid=3
4. https://canmore.org.uk/site/308941/blackburn-ripon-moray-firth
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromarty_Firth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2018 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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