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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1925 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Supermarine Southampton Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 480 (Coastal Reconnaissance) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | N9899 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Off Wicklow Head, Co Wicklow -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pembroke Dock |
| Belfast Lough. |
N9899 suffered an engine failure on September 7th 1925 and was forced to land in the sea off Wicklow Head in Republic of Ireland.
The aircraft recovered by HMS Calliope and towed over 100 miles to the Belfast shipyard where it was repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
https://johnknifton.com/tag/supermarine-southampton/
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/67-A-705-Supermarine-Southampton.pdf
http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/royal-air-force-museum-hendon/supermarine-southampton-1-n9899-raf/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Southampton
Flight magazine 17 Sep 25
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2021 17:59 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 09-Feb-2022 22:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Nov-2022 07:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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