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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b Fighter |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Irish Air Corps |
| Registration: | IAC 17 |
| MSN: | 6858 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hempstown, Co Wicklow -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin, Eire |
Bristol Fighter IAC 17, 1 Squadron, Irish Army Air Corps: Delivered to Baldonnel Aerodrome, 24.10.25. To “B” Flight, No. 1 Squadron. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Hempstown, County Wicklow, (at approximate co ordinates 53°11′46″N 6°29′56″W) during military exercises, killing the pilot and observer, 21.9.26:
Lt Timothy J Prenderville (pilot, aged 23) killed
Lt Edmond Leo O'Reilly (observer, aged 25) killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.ipmsireland.com/Forms-Downloads/AerCorpsAircraft1922-1997.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempstown
4. http://www.militaryarchives.ie/gallery/displayimage.php?album=114&pid=312#top_display_media
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2018 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Nov-2022 07:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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