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| Date: | Tuesday 23 January 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504A |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A490 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RFC Swingate Down, Dover, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Swingate Down, Dover, Kent |
| RFC Swingate Down, Dover, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
23.1.17: Avro 504A A490, 49 Squadron, RFC Swingate Down, Dover. Written off (destroyed) when Nose dived and spun into the ground, near RFC Swingate Down, Dover, Kent. Pilot - Flt Sgt John Bernard Hartnett (Service Number 745, aged 26) - was killed; 2nd Lt Ellis Taylor Collins (observer) was injured. According to the aircraft accident record card (see link #3)
"Court of Inquiry 87/7954
1/2/17
Flying accident: machine developed nose dive, then spin, then crashed. The Court of Inquiry was of the opinion that the pilot tried to turn without banking, or attempted to climb on the turn. Flight Sgt Hartnett was on duty and was in no way to blame"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/365574/hartnett,-john-bernard/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/hartnett-j.b.-john-bernard
4. http://www.49squadron.co.uk/personnel_index/detail/Hartnett_JB
5. http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=19413.0
6. Dover in the Great War By Stephen Wynn (page 148)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2019 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jan-2019 13:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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