ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211682
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 June 1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.IIIA, 41 Squadron, RAF Northolt: Written off (destroyed) 16/6/1926 when stalled and crashed shortly after take off, RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex. Pilot and sole occupant - Flying Officer Anthony Clifford Addams (aged 21) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (June 24, 1926, page 363 - see link #3)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accident
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Northolt, Middlesex, to a Siskin of No. 41 Squadron, Northolt, on June 16, Flying Officer Anthony Clifford Addams, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed."
The 41 Squadron Inter-Flight Addams Cup Competition was inaugurated in his honour
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17306-RAF-fatalities-1926
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1926/1926%20-%200425.PDF
4. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircraftprofile.php?AircraftID=514
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?22529-Fg-Off-Anthony-Clifford-ADDAMS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 22:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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