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| Date: | Friday 31 August 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire |
Avro 504N, 3 FTS, RAF Grantham: Written off (destroyed) 31/8/1928 when stalled in turn, and dived into the ground Grantham, Lincolnshire. Pilot and sole occupant - Pilot Officer Edward Leo Johnstone (aged 25) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (September 6, 1928 page 770 - see link #3):
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that, as the result of an accident Grantham to an Avro machine of No. 3 Flying Training School, Grantham, on August 31, Pilot Officer Edward Leo Johntstoue, 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?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1928/1928%20-%200834.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2018 15:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jun-2018 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
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