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| Date: | Sunday 23 January 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Maurice Farman MF.11 Shorthorn |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Eastchurch |
| Registration: | 8469 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
23.1.16: Maurice Farman MF.11 Shorthorn No. 8469, RNAS Eastchurch. Written off when crashed, near RNAS Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Pilot - Flt Sub-Lt Clinton Granville Brooks Ward (aged 20) - was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/399935/ward,-clinton-granville-brooks/
3. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1916-01Jan.htm
4. Flight magazine (February 3 196 page 93): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1916/1916%20-%200093.html?search=Clinton%20Granville%20Brooks%20Ward
Media:
A Maurice Farman MF 11 ShorthornRevision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2018 21:20 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 30-Nov-2018 19:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Nov-2018 19:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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