ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265595
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| Date: | Sunday 23 December 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Albatros D.V |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Flying Corps, British Army |
| Registration: | G'56 |
| MSN: | DV1162/17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Firth of Forth, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Airfield near Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A captured German Albatros D.V fighter was being demonstrated by a distinguished Royal Flying Corps pilot when it dived into the River Forth.
The aircraft was destroyed in the crash, and the pilot Captain Clive Collett, Military Cross and Bar, RFC lost his life.
Clive Collett had a remarkable career as a test pilot and experimental parachutist, and was a fighter pilot on the Western Front. He had two awards of the Military Cross. Flying a Sopwith Camel with No.70 Sqdn RFC in France he had been credited with the destruction of twelve enemy aircraft in battle, three of those victories being scored in the one day. He had made the first (test) parachute jump from a British aircraft, and had logged about 1,200 flying hours.
Captain Clive Franklyn COLLETT, MC and Bar, Royal Flying Corps, ( from Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand ) is interred at Comely Bank Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/nzealand/collett.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2021 21:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jul-2021 23:57 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2021 16:45 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2021 20:20 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2024 07:33 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
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