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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Upper Studley, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire |
Avro 504N, 1 FTS, RAF Netheravon: Written off (destroyed) 11/7/1929 when dived into the ground on approach to forced landing, Upper Studley, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire. (At approximate co ordinates 51.3076 N, 2.22763074 W). Pilot and sole occupant - Pilot Officer Reginald Montague Swaine (aged 19) - was killed
P/O Swaine had been promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer 22/2/1929, and had been posted to 1 FTS on 1/3/1929.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17392-RAF-fatalities-1929
3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33473/page/1468/data.pdf
4. https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/upper-studley-wiltshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2018 18:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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