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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airco DH.9A |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | J8138 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Abu Suier, Ismailia -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia, Egypt |
On 15.8.30 Airco D.H.9A,of 4 FTS, RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia was written off when it crashed at Abu Sueir, Ismalia, Egypt. Pilot Flying Officer Eric Tennant Kingsford (aged 27) killed (he was also a Lieutenant in the Prince of Wales Volunteer Regiment)
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm 1
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17427-RAF-Fatalities-1930
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jan-2018 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2018 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 16:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jul-2020 16:37 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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