ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209339
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland Airco DH.9 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
| Registration: | J8159 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
D.H.9A J8159, RAF College, Cranwell; Written off (destroyed) 1/4/30 when crashed attempting to loop, at RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Aircraft caught fire on impact with the ground.Flight Cadet William Henry Hodgkinson (pilot) RAF- was killed. According to a contemporary newspaper report ("The Stamford Mercury" 1st April 1930):
"PILOT KILLED IN CRASH.
SOLE OCCUPANT OF A D.H. 9
The Air Ministry announces that as the result of an accident at Cranwell (Sleaford) to D-H.9 machine, of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, to-day, Flight-Cadet William Henry Hodgkinson, the pilot, and sole occupant was killed. He was aged 21 and from Amersham, Bucks"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17427-RAF-Fatalities-1930
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21657-April-17th-1930-a-Busy-Parachute-Day
4. http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lincoln/st_andrew/index.htm
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1930
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2018 15:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Apr-2018 15:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Jul-2023 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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