Sopwit Seaplane 1919 - Loughshinny Dublin Ireland
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1919 saw Lord Northcliff's 'Daily Mail' offering a prize of £5,000 to the first airman who would fly all around the British Isles. The total distance was of 1600 miles to be completed in 72 hours.
Waymark Code: WM36Z0
Location: Ireland
Date Posted: 02/20/2008
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The only competitor to take part was an Australian named Harry Hawker and his mechanic named McKenzie Grieve in a 100 h.p. Sopwit Seaplane.
Everything went well up the East Coast of England and across Scotland and the Irish Sea but while flying down the east coast of Ireland towards Dun Laoghaire, the plane went out of control and crashed into the middle of Loughshinny Bay.
The two airmen were rescued by local fishermen and when they returned the next day to rescue their plane it was then discovered that it had been completely stripped at low tide by souvenir hunters.
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Date of Crash: 05/08/1919
Aircraft Model: Sopwit Seaplane
Military or Civilian: Civilian
Cause of Crash:
Lost of control
Tail Number: Not listed
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