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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K1059 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Spittlegate Heath Farm, near RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire |
Avro 504N K1059, 3 FTS, RAF Grantham. Written off (destroyed) 15/10/30 when went out of control and spun into the ground at Spittlegate Heath Farm, near RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Crew:
Flt Lt James Stanley Blomfield (pilot) RAF Killed
AC Cyril Williamson (560947) RAF- were killed
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17427-RAF-Fatalities-1930
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs
5. https://billiongraves.com/grave/James-Stanley-Bloomfield/7413327
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2008 13:56 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Jan-2012 13:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 22-Jul-2013 03:44 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 12-Feb-2015 14:41 | Slizack | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 11-Dec-2017 15:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2018 17:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2023 09:22 | Nepa | Updated |
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