ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219354
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2b |
| Owner/operator: | 36 (HD) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 2772 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reston, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Cramlington, Northumberland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
5.7.16: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2b No.2772, 36 (Home Defence) Squadron, RFC Cramlington, Northumberland. Written off (destroyed) when Crashed in fog, Reston, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland. Of the two crew members, one - 2nd Lt Eustace Carlton Berry (on loan from 58 Squadron) - was killed. The other - Lt Frank Leslie Hambly (aged 24) - was injured.
According to the aircraft record card for B.E.2c No. 2772, there is a handwritten note that the pilot "got into fog or low cloud while trying to find a landing spot". The typewritten note on the back of the aircraft record card adds
"Court of Inquiry C16403:
The cause of the accident was due to the pilot making a forced landing, and, in turning, near to the ground, stalled his machine, resulting in a nose dive"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/391268/berry,-eustace-carlton/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/berry-e.c.-eustace-carlton
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/7692
5. https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?19689-100-Years-Ago-Today/page31&highlight=Eustace%20Carlton%20Berry
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reston,_Scottish_Borders
7. http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showpost.php?p=290779&postcount=4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2018 20:24 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 11-Dec-2018 20:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2018 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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