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| Date: | Thursday 27 May 1920 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b |
| Owner/operator: | 70 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | D7927 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Almaza, Egypt -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Almaza |
| Kantara |
Abnormally steep zoom caused fuel starvation, aircraft lost flying speed and spun into ground. Aircraft was on a flight from Almaza to Kantara for an AOC's Inspection.
Pilot:
Fg Off C O Bird (killed)
Passenger:
Air Cdr R M Groves (killed)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2021 17:38 | Castleace | Added |
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