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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 1922 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airco DH 9A |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | H3530 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moray Firth, North of Elgin, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Novar, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
DH 9A 3-seater variant, H3530, 3 Squadron RAF: Written off (destroyed) 6 September 1922 when Force landed in the Moray Firth north of Elgin after engine failure due to white metal running in big end on flight to spot fall of 6 in shot of 1st Battle Sq RN. All three crew survived.
Crew:
Flying Officer C.P. Brown (Pilot)
Observer Off L W Stewart
Observer Off A B Ball (W/T Op)
Sources:
1. Air Britain: "RAF Aircraft J1 - J9999" (1987)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/files/_cascards.txt (RAFM
3. https://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Brown_CP.htm
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_IOM_Scotland_and_NI.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Fieldfare
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2021 13:58 | Castleace | Added |
| 04-Feb-2021 13:06 | Castleace | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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