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| Date: | Friday 12 November 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airco DH.9A |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
| Registration: | J7354 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between Ailsworth and Castor, near Wittering, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire |
D.H.9A J7354, RAF (Cadet) College, RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire: Written off (destroyed) 12/11/1926 when crashed and caught fire on impact with the ground, between Ailsworth and Castor, near Wittering, Northamptonshire (at approximate co ordinates 52.573°N 0.343°W), Pilot and sole occupant - Flight Cadet David Gam Harcourt Wood (aged 19) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (November 18, 1926 page 756 - see link #3):
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
As the result of an accident at Castor, Northampton, to a D.H.9A of the Royal Air Force (Cadet) College, Cranwell, on November 12, Flight Cadet David Gam Harcourt Wood, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17306-RAF-fatalities-1926
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1926/1926%20-%200848.PDF
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor,_Cambridgeshire
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailsworth
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1920s-incident-logs#1926
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2018 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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