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| Date: | Tuesday 22 September 1925 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b Fighter |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Irish Air Corps |
| Registration: | BF.VI |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cherryville -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. |
Hit a tree during a mock bombing run, and crashed. Pilot Cmt Thomas Joseph Maloney (26) killed. Observer Sgt J. Tracey injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
3. http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/5262/1/Michael_O_Malley_20140722095807.pdf
4. http://www.irishmedals.ie/Irish-Medals.php
La Nación (Santiago) 23 September 1925, p10
https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/local-news/1898801/100th-anniversary-of-fatal-air-crash-in-kildare-is-recalled.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2018 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Nov-2018 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-May-2024 13:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2025 08:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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