Incident Bristol Type 89 Jupiter Trainer G-EBMN,
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Date:Thursday 17 March 1927
Time:day
Type:Bristol Type 89 Jupiter Trainer
Owner/operator:Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd
Registration: G-EBMN
MSN: 6919
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bristol Channel, off Clevedon, North Somerset -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Bristol Type 89 Jupiter Trainer G-EBMN, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton. First registered 19.11.1925 to the Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd, Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Gloucestershire (C of R 1208).

Written off (destroyed) 17.3.1927 when crashed into the Bristol Channel, off Clevedon. North Somerset. Pilot - Flying Officer Horace Theodore Townsend (aged 28) - was unhurt

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBMN.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Jupiter_Fighter#Operational_history
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Feb-2019 18:46 Dr. John Smith Added

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