Fairey III crash, Apr 23, 1930 (2 killed), Heliopolis Cairo

Fairey III accident on April 23, 1930 near Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt with 2 fatalities.

An RAF Fairey III, S1201, crashed short of the runway at Heliopolis, Cairo, on 23 April 1930 after an engine failure on approach from Khartoum. Both crew members, Pilot Officer Francis Slade Barron and Aircraftman Cyril Fred Davis, were killed.

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