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Crash of a Simmonds Spartan in Bursledon

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAFR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
12
YOM:
1929
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a training flight, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in the Hamble River, near Bursledon. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.