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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 (Auxiliary) School of Air Gunnery RFC |
| Registration: | A1501 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC Hythe, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Hythe, Kent |
| RFC Hythe, Kent |
20.5.17: Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 A1501, 1 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery, RFC Hythe. Written off (destroyed) when looped, stalled and nose dived, RFC Hythe, Kent. Both crew - Sgt John North Rogers D.C.M., Order of St George 4th Class (Russia)(Service Number 1031, aged 22) and Air Mechanic 2nd Class John Paton (Service Number 26354, aged 21) - were killed. According to the aircraft accident record card for Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 A1501:
"Court of Inquiry 87/7954
5/7/17
Flying accident. It was the opinion of the Court of the Inquiry that the accident was caused by undue strain being put on the machine by the pilot causing it to go out of control and fall to the ground"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/390799/rogers,-john-north/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/416889/paton,-john/
4. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/rogers-j.n.-john-north
5. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000282046-paton-j.-john
6. A Contemptible Little Flying Corps By I. McInnes, J. V. Webb page 368
7. https://cs.billiongraves.com/grave/John-Paton/408510
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2019 18:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Feb-2019 05:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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