ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209537
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| Date: | Saturday 7 March 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Wapiti Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J9603 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Kilbride Farm, between Kilmacolm and Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Renfrew, Glasgow |
| RAF Renfrew, Glasgow | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA J9603, 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Renfrew: Written off (destroyed) 7/3/31 in a mid air collision with Avro 504N H2975 (also of 602 Squadron), near Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. One of the crew of the Wapiti was killed, one baled out:
Pilot Officer Harold Land, aged 24, killed (Pilot, Auxiliary Air Force)
AC.2 Edward E. Smith (Service Number 802189) baled out
The pilot of Avro 504N H2975 - Pilot Officer George Christopher Phillips (Pilot, Auxiliary Air Force, aged 21) - was also killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17512-RAF-Fatalities-1931
3. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) for period 1/1/1929 to 31/12/39: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2504714
4. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=11727
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Mar31.html
6. Glasgow's Own (Dugald Cameron) 1987 p.42
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 22:56 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Apr-2018 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2018 23:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 19:04 | 96112K | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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