Historical Notes :
04-02-1931 - Blackburn Iris III N238, 209 Sqn, Mount Batten,Plymouth Aircraft was engaged in a training mission with 12 crew on board on behalf of the 209 Squadron. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were good with a calm sea. At a speed of 70 mph, the float plane hit violently the water surface and was wrecked. Three crew members were rescued while all nine other occupants perished. Wg Cdr Charles Gilbert Tucker (44) Fg Off Frederick Kingsley Wood (23) Sgt Edmund Walter Harris Wilson, LAC William Henry Stark (22) LAC Louis Charles Oates (25) LAC Harold Corrie Ongley (25), LAC William Sidney Rutledge (24) LAC William George Stevens , Flt Lt Maurice Hibbert Ely injured , Flt Lt Charles Ryley injured Cpl William Mansell Barry unhurt