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| Date: | Saturday 1 December 1923 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airco DH.9A |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Flying Training School RAF Netheravon |
| Registration: | E902 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Netheravon aerodrome -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Netheravon |
Pilot: Sgt JS Sheppard. Passenger: Flt Lt JW Woodhouse. On a dual instruction training flight at RAF Netheravon, during the approach to land the DH9A flew into and was embedded in a hayrick. Both aircrew were knocked unconcious by the sudden impact and slightly injured. Another pilot, seeing the incident, landed nearby and turned off the electrical supply to prevent a fire.
Sources:
RAF casualty card.
RAF Museum photo P04328.
Letter from the pilot, Flight 26 March 1964 p
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Nov-2023 13:41 | Halo | Added |
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