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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A7006 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC Netheravon, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Netheravon, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire |
16.12.16: Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn A7006, 8 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Netheravon. Written off (destroyed) when lost flying speed and crashed, near Netheravon, Wiltshire. Pilot - 2nd Lt Harold Percy Tozer (aged 25 on attachment from 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry) - was killed. According to the aircraft record card for Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn A7006 (see link #3)
"Court of Inquiry 87/9163
3/1/17
Flying accident. Loss of flying speed. Accident caused by error of judgment on the part of the deceased pilot."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/406319/tozer,-/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/tozer-h.p.-harold-percy
4. http://stockwellwarmemorial.org/harold-percy-tozer/
5. https://culturepics.org/on-this-day/index.php?year=1916&month=12&day=16#liveslives-4485884
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2019 17:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Jan-2019 13:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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