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| Date: | Tuesday 30 November 1926 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Easton-on-the-Hill, near Wittering, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
Avro 504N, CFS, RAF Wittering: Written off (destroyed) 30/11/1926 when went out of control and spun into the ground, Easton-on-the-Hill, near Wittering, Northamptonshire. One of the two crew on board was killed:
Flying Officer Clarence Graham Crowden (aged 22) killed
Pilot Officer Edward Blakeway Steedman injured
Flying Officer Edward Blakeway Steedman, survived the crash with a broken arm, cuts to the body and head, and extensive bruising. He made a statement for the Inquiry the day after.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17306-RAF-fatalities-1926
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easton_on_the_Hill
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?18234-Pre-War-Wittering-acft-amp-personnel-losses
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2018 23:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Nov-2018 15:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
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