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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1915 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Sopwith Schneider Seaplane |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Calshot |
| Registration: | 3726 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Southampton Water, off Calshot, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Calshot, Hampshire |
| RNAS Calshot, Hampshire |
24.8.15: Sopwith Schneider No. 3726, RNAS, Calshot. Substantially damaged when crashed into the sea, Southampton Water off Calshot, Hampshire; aircraft later repaired. Pilot - Flt Sub-Lt John McLarty (aged 23) - was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2001020/mclarty,-john/
3. http://www.inverclydeww1.org/honour-roll/john-mclarty2
4. Flight magazine (August 27 1915 page 627): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1915/1915%20-%200627.html
5. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2018 00:40 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 27-Nov-2018 00:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 00:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:25 | Nepa | Updated |
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