ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212535
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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Atlas TM |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | J9440 |
| MSN: | AW.352 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas TM J9440, 1 FTS, RAF Netheravon: Written off (destroyed) 10/10/1929 when crashed and caught fire after mid air collision with Armstrong Whitworth Atlas J/9437, over RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire. Pilot and sole occupant of Atlas J9440 - LAC Thomas White Caird (alias Thomas White Kelly) (351620) - was killed
Pilot Off Hugh Dunsmuir Primrose - pilot and sole occupant of Atlas J9437 - was seriously injured. (J9437 made a successful emergency landing at RAF Netheravon).
Atlas TM J9440 was one of a batch of 13 aircraft (J9435-J9447 c/n AW.347-AW.359) ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley, to contract 837620/28 to meet Specification 12/28.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17392-RAF-fatalities-1929
3. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/aw_atlas.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2018 23:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2018 16:05 | Sergey L. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2023 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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