Incident Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a C1063,
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Date:Wednesday 17 March 1920
Time:day
Type:Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
Owner/operator:Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE)
Registration: C1063
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Laffans Plain, Farnborough, Hampshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAE Farnborough, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a C1603, RAE Farnborough. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17.3.1920 when wrecked due to Engine failure and forced landing at Laffans Plain, Farnborough, Hampshire

Sources:

1.Royal Air Force Aircraft J1-J9999 (and WWI Survivors): Ray Sturtivant & Dennis Thompson
2.https://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
3.https://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Mar20.html
4.https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Laffans-Plain

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jan-2021 20:05 Castleace Added
07-Apr-2024 09:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Operator]

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