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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Airco DH.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A5051 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC South Carlton, West Lindsay, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC South Carlton, Lincolnshire |
| RFC South Carlton, Lincolnshire |
11.3.17: Airco (DeHavilland) D.H.2 A5051, 45 Squadron, RFC South Carlton. Written off (destroyed) when spun into aerodrome on approach, RFC South Carlton, West Lindsay, Lincolnshire. Crew: - Lt Colin Smith (pilot) RFC - was killed. According to the aircraft accident record card for Airco (DeHavilland) DH.2 A5051:
"Court of Inquiry 87/7954
16/3/17
Flying accident. Forgot to put on right rudder when switching off engine, due to lack of confidence and experience."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/380737/smith,-colin/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/smith-c.-colin
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/world-war-one-incident-logs#1917
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carlton#First_World_War_airfield
6. http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/southcarlton/southcarlton.htm
7. http://www.bcar.org.uk/south-carlton.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2019 01:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Jan-2019 09:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jul-2023 08:16 | Nepa | Updated |
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