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| Date: | Friday 8 April 1921 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airco DH.9A |
| Owner/operator: | 30 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | H81 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khidire -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On return flight from carrying despatches, force-landed at Khidire in a sandstorm and overturned in an irrigation ditch.
Crew:
Fg Off H W Baggs
Maj Gen Sir W E Ironside (broken right thigh)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/files/_cascards.txt
2. Air Britain: "RAF Aircraft J1 - J9999" (1987)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2021 14:09 | Castleace | Added |
| 27-Dec-2023 20:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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