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Date: | Monday 1 September 1924 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airco DH 9A |
Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | E8662 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Abu Zabbad, Sudan -
Sudan
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Hit a tree on take-off, Abu Zabbad, Sudan. Write-off.
Pilot:
Fg Off GH Huxham, slightly injured, Passenger: LAC Edwards uninjured. Aircraft written-off.
(Note: a second crash occurred at El Obeid, Sudan, on 2 September, 1924. Unknown DH9A crashed on landing El Obeid.
Pilot: Fg Off DLG Bett, slightly injured. aircraft taking part in 'demonstration' flights over cities in Sudan due to insurrection by the White Flag League.)
Sources:
1.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/files/_cascards.txt 2. Air Britain: "RAF Aircraft J1 - J9999" (1987)
3. Diary, Sq/Ldr M Henderson
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Feb-2021 17:38 |
Castleace |
Added |
15-Sep-2023 18:42 |
Halo |
Updated |