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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1923 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blackburn Dart |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Flt FAA RAF |
| Registration: | N9551 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | HMS Argus, English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Argus, English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| HMS Argus, English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Crashed 09/02/1923 while landing onto the stern of aircraft carrier HMS Argus, in the English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire. The ships known movements at this time were:
26th February 1923 - Completed refit at Portsmouth
26th February 1923 - Commenced special trials with the R.A.F./F.A.A.
19th March 1923 - Completed special trials with the R.A.F./F.A.A.
Sources:
1. Air Enthusiast 46
2. http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww15/b/2355/9/0#6
3. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/shipinfo.php?ShipID=1927
4. HMS Argus in 1924: https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ship_photo.php?ProdID=104909
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jul-2017 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 13:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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