ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68541
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K1683 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Nene, near Sutton Bridge, Linolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Britsol Bulldog Mk.IIA K1683: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5.5.36: Stalled on weather test, flew into the River Nene near Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, in mist while recovering. The sole Crew: Acting Pilot Office John William Henry Radice (pilot) RAF - was killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (May 14, 1936 page 517 - see link #4):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
The .Ministry also regrets to announce that Acting Pilot Officer John William Henry Radice lost his life in an accident which occurred near Sutton Bridge on May 5 to an aircraft of No. 111 (Fighter) Squadron, Sutton Bridge. Acting Pilot Officer Radice was the pilot and sole occupant".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain. 1976 page 9)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39&styleid=3
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201252.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2009 10:26 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Oct-2009 01:00 | JINX | Updated |
| 21-Jun-2013 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2013 08:13 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2013 04:09 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:32 | QQ3 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2017 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2018 14:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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