ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211484
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| Date: | Friday 15 May 1925 |
| Time: | 15:28 LT |
| Type: | Airco DH.9A |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | J7053 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Everleigh, 4 ¹⁄₂ miles southeast of Pewsey,Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airco D.H.9A J7053, 1 FTS, RAF Netheravon: Written off (destroyed) 15/5/1925 due to structural failure in flight, when lost wings recovering from dive, and dived into the ground at Everleigh, 4 ¹⁄₂ miles southeast of Pewsey, Wiltshire, towards the northeast of Salisbury Plain. (At approximate co ordinates 51.283°N 1.708°W). Pilot - Flying Officer David Brown Morgan (Lt, RN, aged 24) - was killed.
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (May 21, 1925 page 312 - see link #5)
"R.A.F. Flying Accident
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as a result of an accident near Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire, to a D.H.9A of No. 1 Flying Training School, Netheravon, Wiltshire, at 3.30 p.m. on May 15, David Brown Morgan, Lieut. Royal Navy, Flying Officer Royal Air Force, the pilot of the aircraft, was killed."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17305-RAF-fatalities-1925
3. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1925.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everleigh,_Wiltshire
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1925/1925%20-%200312.html?search=David%20Brown%20Morgan
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2018 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-May-2018 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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