chrisharley9 Posted 20 December , 2007 Share Posted 20 December , 2007 Name: SWALLOW Initials: R Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flight Sub-Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Air Service Date of Death: 20/12/1917 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: D. 136. Cemetery: EASTBOURNE (OCKLYNGE) CEMETERY Was based the airship station Polegate in Sussex aged 26 Any further info appreciated Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 20 December , 2007 Share Posted 20 December , 2007 Chris FSL R Swallow was killed in an accident on 20 December 1917 when flying Airship SSZ.7 with AMIs Dodd and Hughes, who were injured. The airship landed in fog and collided with SSZ.10; both airships were destroyed by fire. I hope that this is useful. Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 20 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2007 Gareth my thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 20 December , 2007 Share Posted 20 December , 2007 Here he is...... The airship crashed at Jevington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 15 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 15 January , 2008 Terry thanks very much somewhat belatedly Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest p_dodd Posted 7 June , 2010 Share Posted 7 June , 2010 Chris, Just found your posting. My Grandfather (Victor Dodd) was one of the 3 man crew of the Submarine Scout Airship SSZ.7 flown by Richard Swallow on 20 Dec 1917 when they crashed. My Grandfather was the Observer/Radio Operator/Gunner and he and the Engineer jumped out and survived when they crashed into SSZ.10 and caught fire. The Pilot (Richard Swallow) stayed with it and died. There is a good write up on the accident titled "The Polegate Airship Disaster" in the March/April 1989 Wingspan magazine. Phil Dodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 10 June , 2010 Share Posted 10 June , 2010 My Grandfather was the Observer/Radio Operator/Gunner and he and the Engineer jumped out and survived when they crashed into SSZ.10 and caught fire. The Pilot (Richard Swallow) stayed with it and died. Do you have any more information about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 11 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 11 June , 2010 Phil thanks very much for the info Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Geo Posted 29 December , 2013 Share Posted 29 December , 2013 Hi, Sorry to bring this old post back, but I came across it by accident, when trying to find out information on my Great Uncle Richard Swallow, which is why I've joined this group. Thank you for all the information above. The photo of his headstone was very moving. I was wondering if there is any more information or a photo available of my Great Uncle. I also came across this article on the internet tittle 'A Wartime Disaster',which is a report of the tragic events:- http://yosp.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=511&Itemid=1154〈=en Thanks, George Swallow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickdavis Posted 30 December , 2013 Share Posted 30 December , 2013 The late Ken Slocombe produced a good article on the incident in C&C (GB) Vol.5/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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