Accident Comper CLA. 7 Swift EI-AAL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73528
 
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Date:Monday 22 February 1932
Time:day
Type:Comper CLA. 7 Swift
Owner/operator:Malachy G.A.Scally
Registration: EI-AAL
MSN: S.31/7
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Berre-l'Étang -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Berre-l'Étang, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
No UK C of A issued. Delivered 13.2.32 and registered EI-AAL 17.2.32 to Maurice G.A.“Manco” Scally, Baldonnel, named “Shamrocket 1”. Departed Baldonnel 18.2.32 for Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

Written off (destroyed) when crashed low flying shortly after take off from Berre-l'Étang, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 21.2.32; pilot Maurice Scally killed

Sources:

70 Years of the Irish Civil Aircraft Register
by P J Hornfeck
BN Historians 1999
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/comperswift.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_EI-.html
3. https://www.independent.ie/life/archives/flashback-the-tragic-journey-of-an-irish-aviator-35459698.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Mar-2010 03:48 John Baker Added
31-Mar-2019 00:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Mar-2020 19:32 TB Updated [Location]
28-Jan-2021 18:17 Anon. Updated [Operator]

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