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Crash of an Avro 504K off Swansea

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AASS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swansea - Swansea
MSN:
F2540
YOM:
1919
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Swansea on a local joyride. The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at low tide in the Swansea Bay. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.