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Date: | Monday 9 March 1931 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA |
Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | K1079 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near RAF Upavon, Wiltshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA K1079, 3 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 9/3/31 when aircraft went out of control, and was
Abandoned in an unrecoverable spin near RAF Upavon, Wiltshire. Pilot baled out safely
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 5)
2. 3 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 01/04/1924-30/9/39:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8406488 3.
http://www.3fsquadronassociation.com/about-us/history/ 4. Three's Company (An Illustrated History of 3 Squadron RAF) page 95 to 106 by Jack T C Long
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Oct-2009 01:17 |
JINX |
Added |
27-Jan-2012 13:04 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
14-Jul-2013 02:40 |
JINX |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
12-Feb-2015 14:44 |
AlLah |
Updated [Operator, Location] |
19-Apr-2018 00:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
19-Apr-2018 14:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
10-Nov-2018 07:13 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |