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| Date: | Friday 29 April 1932 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | 502 (Ulster) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K1253 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cloughcorr Mountains, near Waterfoot, Co. Antrim -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Belfast (BFS/EGAA) |
| RAF Aldergrove, Belfast (BFS/EGAA) |
Avro 504N K1253, 502 (Ulster) Squadron, RAF Aldergrove: Written off in a fatal flying accident on 29/4/32. Pilot left Belfast-Aldergrove Airport for a training flight in Northern Ireland. While flying northwest from Belfast at low altitude, in foggy conditions, aircraft hit the Cloughcorr Mountains near Waterfoot, County Antrim
Pilot: Pilot Officer John Frederick Sutton RAF (sole person on board) killed.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/antrim/turmoil_clouds.shtml
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-504n-waterfoot-1-killed
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17601-RAF-fatalities-1932&styleid=3
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfoot%2C_County_Antrim
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2008 14:30 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jan-2012 14:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2013 05:20 | ryan | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2013 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2013 03:45 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2013 03:46 | JINX | Updated [Source, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 21:03 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 09:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:05 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2014 16:18 | Anthony G. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Dec-2017 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-May-2018 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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