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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1923 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Felixstowe F.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 480 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | N4637 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Calshot, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Calshot, Hampshire |
| RAF Calshot |
On navigation flight. Rudder bar carried away in air after lifebelt jammed sheave. Aircraft made heavy landing and hull collapsed.
Crew:
FG Off J H Bentham
111388 AC1 H Kay
291279 AC1 T Scarff
342461 AC2 S J Cording (injured)
NOTE: Source 1 gives date as 24 Apr 1925.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2021 12:23 | Castleace | Added |
| 10-Feb-2021 17:39 | Castleace | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2021 10:16 | fanda | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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