ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212266
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| Date: | Saturday 24 September 1927 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 111 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J8057 |
| MSN: | AW.170 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.IIIA J8057, 111 Squadron, RAF Duxford: Written off (destroyed) 24/9/1927 in a Mid air collision with 19 Squadron Avro 504K J8361, over RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Pilot and sole occupant of A.W. Siskin J8057 - Sgt James Kelly (Service Number 346825, aged 24) - was killed
Sgt Osmond Cecil Tostevin & L.A/C Locke unhurt in Avro 504K J8361, which made a successful emergency landing at RAF Duxford.
AW Siskin J8057 was one of a batch of 13 aircraft (J8048-J8060) ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley, to contract 625304/25, dated June 1926, to meet Specification 25/25.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/aw_siskin.html
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/ID/?7000249112
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2018 22:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jun-2018 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2023 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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