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| Date: | Tuesday 22 January 1935 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K2953 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elworth, near Sandbach, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spitalgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire |
Written off (destroyed) 22/1/35 at Elworth, near Sandbach, Cheshire (at approximate co ordinates 53.146°N 2.367°W). Aircraft flew into the ground in bad visibility on cross-country navigational exercise. CREW: Pilot Officer (Acting) Douglas Howard Clinch (pilot, aged 19) RAF killed.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17884-RAF-fatalities-1935
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elworth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2009 00:40 | JINX | Added |
| 16-May-2013 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2013 03:28 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2016 19:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2018 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2018 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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