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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1923 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Nieuport Nightjar |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Air Arm Royal Air Force (FAA RAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | HMS Argus, English Channel off Portland, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Argus, English Channel |
Crashed into the English Channel off Portland, Dorset. Operated from HMS Argus. No casualties reported on this date, so it is assumed that the pilot survived and was rescued.
Sources:
1. Air Enthusiast 46
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1923.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Nightjar#Operational_history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2017 14:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 09:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2024 18:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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