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Lieutenant Robert Edward Andrew MacBeth

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Lieutenant Robert Edward Andrew MacBeth

Birth
York, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
19 Aug 1918 (aged 28)
Castle Bromwich, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
Burial
Maxstoke, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England Add to Map
Plot
North of Church
Memorial ID
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Flight Lieutenant Robert Edward Andrew MACBETH
Royal Air Force
19/08/1918 Handley Page 0/400, serial D4593, of 14 Aircraft Acceptance Park was on a test flight from Castle Bromwich when it lost fabric from a wing and crashed at Maxstoke. This was quoted as the worst accident in the first year of the Royal Air Force and all on board were killed. The pilot was Lt Robert Edward Andrew MacBeth, the son of William John and Annie Colhoun MacBeth, of 60 Brock Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1918.htm
Flight Lieutenant Robert Edward Andrew MACBETH
Royal Air Force
19/08/1918 Handley Page 0/400, serial D4593, of 14 Aircraft Acceptance Park was on a test flight from Castle Bromwich when it lost fabric from a wing and crashed at Maxstoke. This was quoted as the worst accident in the first year of the Royal Air Force and all on board were killed. The pilot was Lt Robert Edward Andrew MacBeth, the son of William John and Annie Colhoun MacBeth, of 60 Brock Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1918.htm

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