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| Date: | Wednesday 9 May 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504E |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Chingford |
| Registration: | 9283 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Chingford, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Chingford, Essex |
| RNAS Chingford, Essex |
9.5.17: Avro 504E No. 9283, RNAS Chingford. Written off (destroyed) when crashed at RNAS Chingford, Essex. Pilot - Flt Sub-Lt Douglas Eric Penney (aged 22) - was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/385349/penney,-douglas-eric/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/penney-d.e.-douglas-eric
4. http://www.worldwar1atsea.net/xDKCas1917-05May.htm
5. https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?19689-100-Years-Ago-Today/page49
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2019 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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