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| Date: | Thursday 7 February 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | airplane |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy |
| Registration: | 42 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Algeciras Bay, near la Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar |
| Gibraltar | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sea plane crashed in stormy weather on test flight. Pilot and observer drowned. Seaplane named in press as "Argus 42", probably embarked in carrier HMS Argus.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 8 February 1929
La Voz de Cantabria, 7 February 1929, p14.
https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=2000996924&posicion=14&presentacion=pagina
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2020 19:10 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jan-2025 08:18 | Manu | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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