Sopwith Admiralty Type 861 Seaplane, No. 851: first flight 1914-11-01:
it dived into the water off Netley shortly after take-off on its first flight. It was salvaged and re-built. The Sopwith test pilot Victor Mahl survived the crash, Alston was killed.
Alston, Reginald Jordan ()
Killed in Flying Accident 1914-November-01
Birth Date: 1893
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aircraft designer
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