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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Eastchurch |
| Registration: | 993 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
20.1.16: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c No.993, RNAS Eastchurch. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Passenger - Air Mechanic 1 Edward Charles Wynter (aged 19) died 5.2.16 (16 days later) of injuries sustained. The pilot - Flt Sub-Lt Cecil Hill Darley - was injured
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/660387/wynter,-/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2018 21:08 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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