1.4.1918 | D.H.4 B5484, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Stalled on turn, spun and caught fire, Stonehenge | |
Lt Claude Goddard Jacob (22) killed | |
Lt Joseph Wilfred Richards (27) killed (Canadian) | |
1.4.18 | R.E.8 B7684, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Spun on flat turn, Easton-on-the-Hill area | |
2Lt Gordon Speir (23) killed | |
1.4.18 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter B2563, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe |
Stalled turning after engine failure on take-off, Hythe | |
2Lt Cecil Kidd Wilson (22) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt R Smith injured | |
2.4.18 | Bristol Fighter C4604, 4 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery, Marske |
Stalled on take-off and nose dived, Marske | |
Lt David Christie (25) killed (Canadian) | |
2.4.18 | Camel B5720, School of Special Flying, Redcar |
Hit telephone wires while low-flying, nose dived and caught fire, Redcar | |
Flt Lt Charles Edward Pattison (21) killed (Canadian) | |
2.4.18 | Camel D6470, 81 Sqn, Scampton |
Failed to recover from spin, Scampton | |
Lt Jack Greville Moore (19) killed | |
3.4.18 | Camel B7340, 72 TS, Beverley |
Lost control in spin; fell on railway line, Beverley | |
2Lt John Dudley Wollaston (19) killed | |
3.4.18 | Camel C1684, 86 Sqn, Northolt |
Failed to recover from spin, near Northolt Junction | |
2Lt John Belmont Jewell (18) killed | |
3.4.18 | Camel D6472, 81 Sqn, Scampton |
Nose dived on approach; hit parked aeroplane and repair crew, Scampton | |
1Lt Stanley Huguenin (25) killed (pilot, USAS) | |
Cpl Benjamin Joseph Seifert (23) killed (USAS) | |
Pvt Nathan Krantman (28) killed (USAS) | |
4.4.18 | Camel B7338, 36 TS, Montrose |
Midair collision with Pup B7529, Montrose | |
Lt Arthur Arnold Payne (24) killed | |
4.4.18 | Sopwith Pup B7529, 36 TS, Montrose |
Midair collision with Camel B7338, Montrose | |
Lt Ernest Wilfred Burton (25) killed (AFC) | |
4.4.18 | Camel B7465, 1 School of Aerial Fighting, Ayr |
Lost control in dive | |
Flt Sub-Lt Harry Dixon (21) killed | |
4.4.18 | Camel B9248, 6 TS, AFC, Minchinhampton |
Crashed doing low aerobatics, Minchinhampton | |
2Lt Eric Duncan Grant (20) killed | |
4.4.18 | F.E.2b A5508, 38 Sqn, Melton Mowbray |
Stalled and nose dived, Leadenham, Lincs. | |
2Lt Leonard Roebuck (23) killed | |
4.4.18 | R.E.8 B5133, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Side slipped on flat turn, nose dived and caught fire, Easton-on-the-Hill | |
Lt Harold George Tucker (22) killed | |
2Lt Hugh Stewart Archer Dunlop (19) killed | |
5.4.18 | R.E.8 B7683, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Stalled on turn and spun, Easton-on-the-Hill | |
2Lt Thomas Finkall Blair (22) killed | |
5.4.18 | S.E.5A C1762, 1 School of Aerial Fighting, Turnberry |
Spun off low turn and caught fire | |
Cadet George Atherton Brader (24) killed (USAS) | |
5.4.18 | F.B.A. Type B N2690, 209 TDS, Lee-on-Solent |
Nose dived into water; pilot thrown out, Lee-on-Solent area | |
Flt Sub-Lt Harold Caldecott Lake (21) killed | |
5.4.18 | R.E.8 D4961, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Failed to recover from spin, Salisbury Plain | |
2Lt Matthew Charles Morton DCM (24) killed | |
6.4.18 | Camel B5688, War School, Manston |
Spun and nose dived, near Manston | |
Flt Sub-Lt Howard Raymond Gillett (18) killed | |
7.4.18 | Avro 504 B986, 92 Sqn, Tangmere |
Collision with Sopwith Pup B5269 at 300ft, Tangmere | |
Lt Norman Herbert England (31) killed | |
2Lt Clifford Hackman (20) killed | |
7.4.18 | Sopwith Pup B5269, 92 Sqn, Tangmere |
Collision with Avro 504 B986 at 300ft, Tangmere | |
2Lt Victor Raleigh Craigie (26) killed | |
7.4.18 | Camel B7365, 43 TS, Chattis Hill |
Spun into ground during aerobatics, Chattis Hill area | |
2Lt Edward Borgfeldt Booth (18) killed (Canadian) | |
7.4.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C8062, 81 Sqn, Scampton |
Stalled and nose dived on forced landing, Lincoln area | |
2Lt Arthur Lorne Simpson (23) killed (Canadian) | |
8.4.18 | B.E.2e B4556, RAF, Turnhouse |
Stalled and nose dived on cross-country flight, North Queensferry | |
Lt Noel Parry Davies (18) killed | |
Lt George Armitage Bird injured | |
8.4.18 | Camel B5563, 1 School of Aerial Fighting, Ayr |
Midair collision with C8207, Ayr | |
Lt Robert Elsmere Brooks (29) killed (American) | |
8.4.18 | Camel C8207, 1 School of Aerial Fighting, Ayr |
Midair collision with B5563, Ayr | |
Lt Frank Ephraim Ball (29) killed | |
8.4.18 | Camel B7461, 36 TS, Montrose |
Dived into sea, off Montrose | |
2Lt Charles William Hay (31) killed (AFC) | |
8.4.18 | D.H.6 C9345, 59 TS, Rendcomb |
Spun off turn after take-off and burned, Rendcomb | |
2Lt Hedley Goldsmith Browne (29) killed | |
8.4.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C3845, 85 Sqn, Hounslow |
Stalled and side slipped after take-off, Hounslow | |
Lt John Randolph Stacey (30) killed (Canadian) | |
10.4.18 | D.H.9 C6189, 99 Sqn, Old Sarum |
Spun after turning near ground, Amesbury area | |
2Lt Quintin Wolstenholme Bannister (20) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt Edward John Cecil Kidd (21) killed | |
11.4.18 | Camel B9210, 2 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery, Turnberry |
Crashed in sea during gunnery practice on raft target, near Turnberry lighthouse | |
2Lt Charles William Janes (23) killed | |
12.4.18 | Avro 504 C581, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Stalled on climbing turn after take-off, Feltwell | |
2Lt Edward Joseph Dillon MM (23) killed | |
2Lt William Cecil Hield (24) killed | |
12.4.18 | B.E.2e, 16 TS, Yatesbury |
Crashed after loop, near Yatesbury | |
2Lt Eric Charles Terry (19) killed | |
12.4.18 | Sopwith Pup B5312, 65 TS, Dover |
Dived into sea, near Dover | |
2Lt Frederick Streeter Greatwood (22) drowned | |
13.4.18 | Sea Scout Zero airship S.S.Z.15, RAF, Toller |
Came down in sea, 2m S of Exmouth | |
Lt George Robert John Parkinson (19) drowned | |
A Mech 2 Valentine Henry Hudson (18) drowned | |
A Mech 2 Roy Thornicroft James (20) drowned | |
14.4.18 | Bristol Fighter B1308, Armament Experimental Station, Orfordness |
Lost speed on turn and spun into ground, Orfordness | |
Lt Benedict Henry Melvill Jones (20) killed | |
A Mech 1 Harold Hollis Palmer (29) killed | |
17.4.18 | Avro 504 B4206, 2 TDS, Gullane |
Stalled on turn and spun | |
2Lt Donald Heriot Anson Cheers (17) killed | |
17.4.18 | Camel N6781, RAF, Turnhouse |
Spinning nose dive after stunting, Glasgow | |
Lt Bryan Barrington Palmer (19) killed | |
19.4.18 | Avro 504 B8714 |
Mechanic hit by propellor when engine started prematurely, Northolt area | |
Pvt Donald Refah Frazier (21) killed (USAS) | |
19.4.18 | R.E.8 C2373, 1 AAP, Coventry |
Spun into ground, Coventry | |
Lt Sydney Angus Leith (27) killed (38 Sqn) | |
19.4.18 | ?, 66 TS, Yatesbury |
Bystander struck by propeller on take-off run, South Wraxall, Somerset | |
Mrs Rhoda Mortimer (60) died 20.4.18 | |
Harold Victor Derrick injured | |
2Lt Robert John Wood unhurt (pilot) | |
20.4.18 | Avro 504J C4417, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Spun and nosedived, Joyce Green area | |
Sgt William Henry Frank March (24) killed | |
20.4.18 | AW F.K.8 B5816, 50 TS, Spittlegate |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, Lincoln | |
2Lt John Howard Vincent Latham (19) killed | |
20.4.18 | Camel C6717, 78 Sqn, Hornchurch |
Banked vertically and dived into ground, Hornchurch | |
Major Cuthbert Roger Rowden MC (21) killed | |
20.4.18 | Camel C8209, 81 Sqn, Scampton |
Broke up in spin, Scampton area | |
1Lt Charles S Williams (28) killed (USAS) | |
20.4.18 | D.H.6 A9751, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Lost control on approach, Stamford | |
2Lt John Gillespie Liddell (19) killed | |
20.4.18 | R.E.8 B4067, 20 TS, Harlaxton |
Stalled and side slipped, Harlaxton area | |
2Lt Harry Leslie Barradell (18) killed | |
21.4.18 | Avro 504A A2636, 72 TS, Beverley |
Midair collision with D194, near Cherry Burton | |
2Lt John Alfred Clayton (26) killed | |
Lt Harry Estcourt Robinson (19) killed | |
21.4.18 | Avro 504 D194, 72 TS, Beverley |
Midair collision with A2636, near Cherry Burton | |
Lt Evan Idris Howell (25) killed | |
21.4.18 | Avro 504 C554, 11 TS, Scampton |
Stalled turning after engine failure and crashed on river bank, Gainsborough | |
Lt Frank Gordon Lewtas (32) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt Griffith William Evans (28) killed (pilot) | |
21.4.18 | Camel C6, 18 TS, Montrose |
Stalled on turn and spun, Montrose | |
2Lt Percy Stuart Gaster (18) killed | |
21.4.18 | R.E.8 B4064, 52 TS, Catterick |
Stalled turning after engine failure and dived into ground, Catterick area | |
Lt Philip Ambrose Favard Ridgway (19) killed | |
21.4.18 | Sopwith Pup B5306, 89 Sqn, Harling Road |
Hit ground and overturned while low-flying, Harling Road area | |
2Lt Wilfred Ernest Hill Blyth (19) died 22.4.18 (South African) | |
22.4.18 | Avro 504 B8618, School of Special Flying, Redcar |
Side slipped and spun off climbing turn, Redcar | |
Pte William Alfred Charles Easter (23) killed | |
Lt Charles Reynolds Moore injured | |
22.4.18 | Avro 504 D113, 65 TS, Dover |
Spun, nose dived and burnt, Dover | |
Capt Harry Eustace Murphy (22) killed | |
2Lt William John Salmons MM (21) killed | |
22.4.18 | AW F.K.8 C8511, 50 TS, Spittlegate |
Stalled on low turn, spun and nose dived, Spittlegate | |
2Lt Herbert Leslie Sutton (19) killed | |
22.4.18 | B.E.12 C3240, 37 Sqn, Stow Maries |
Stalled after engine failure on night take-off, Stow Maries | |
2Lt Edward Gerald Mucklow alias Cyril Lawson Milburn (32) killed | |
22.4.18 | D.H.6 C7215, 131 Sqn, Shawbury |
Dived into ground, Shawbury | |
Capt Samuel Traherne Bassett Saunderson (34) killed | |
Capt Norman Vine Harrison (21) killed | |
22.4.18 | R.E.8 C2350, Central Despatch Pool |
Spun, nose dived onto railway line and caught fire, near Oxted, Surrey | |
1Lt Thomas Frederick Mooney (23) killed (USAS) | |
22.4.18 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter A8231, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe |
Broke up pulling out of dive and crashed in sea, off Hythe | |
2Lt Alfred Tennyson Exley (25) drowned | |
Sgt William James Beadle (25) drowned (pilot) | |
22.4.18 | Sopwith Pup B5943, 28 TS, Castle Bromwich |
Failed to recover from dive on ground target, Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield | |
Sgt Henry Joseph Birtles (22) killed | |
23.4.18 | B.E.2e B4547, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Ailerons jammed; spun and nose dived, near Wittering | |
Lt Donald Curdie Black (19) killed (Australian) | |
2Lt Charles Lawton Smuts (22) killed (South African) | |
23.4.18 | B.E.2e B6176, 7 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Broke up recovering from spin and crashed, Leighterton | |
Cadet George Francis Jack Needham (29) killed | |
23.4.18 | Camel C1648, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Dived into ground, Lopcombe Corner area | |
Lt Harold Leander Hanna (21) killed | |
23.4.18 | D.H.6 B2677, 123 Sqn, Duxford |
Dived into ground, Duxford | |
2Lt James Randolph Wylie (23) killed | |
23.4.18 | R.E.8 B7701, 13 TS, Yatesbury |
Wing failure while diving on ground target, Yatesbury area | |
2Lt John Boyd Chamberlin (18) killed | |
23.4.18 | R.E.8 D4968, 17 TS, Yatesbury |
Stalled on low turn, spun and crashed, Yatesbury | |
Lt William Henry Alfred Fitzroy, Viscount Ipswich (33) killed | |
23.4.18 | Avro 504 B4228, CFS, Upavon |
Crashed after midair collision, Overbury Park, near Cirencester | |
Sgt Charles Perkins (33) died 28.4.18 | |
Lt John Percival Morkam unhurt in 2nd machine | |
23.4.18 | ?, 203 TDS, Manston |
Mechanic struck by propeller while starting engine, Manston | |
A Mech 1 Bertie Reynolds (23) killed | |
24.4.18 | Camel D9537, 72 TS, Beverley |
Lost control and nose dived, Beverley area | |
Sgt Linden Richardson (22) killed | |
24.4.18 | D.H.9 D2792, RAF, Cranwell |
Stalled during forced landing, Cranwell | |
2Lt Cyril Montague Bates (18) killed | |
24.4.18 | S.E.5A C5339, 61 Sqn, Rochford |
Wing collapsed while pulling out of dive, Rochford | |
Lt Charles Alexander Brown (20) killed | |
25.4.18 | Avro 504 C599, 95 Sqn, North Shotwick |
Stalled and spun turning on approach, North Shotwick | |
2Lt John Jewett Miller (25) killed (American) | |
25.4.18 | Avro 504 D4394, 42 TS, Wye |
Midair collision with Pup D4079 during fighting practice, Kennington, Kent | |
Lt Cyril Whelan (19) killed | |
Lt Edmund Douglas Marrable (24) killed | |
25.4.18 | Sopwith Pup D4079, 42 TS, Wye |
Midair collision with Avro D4394, Kennington, Kent | |
2Lt Alwyn Gordon Levy (20) killed (Australian) | |
25.4.18 | Avro 504 D6265, 62 TS, Dover |
Stalled in mist, spun and nose dived, Dover area | |
2Lt Clifford Otto Robinson Hames (23) killed (Canadian) | |
25.4.18 | Camel, 45 TS, South Carlton |
Starved engine on take-off; turned, stalled and spun, Rochford | |
Cadet Elwood D Stanberry (22) killed (USAS) | |
25.4.18 | Camel B8830, 65 TS, Dover |
Coming out of dive, rolled into the ground, Dover | |
2Lt Frederick Charles Butler (20) killed | |
25.4.18 | Camel B9230, 10 TS, Lilbourne |
Flew into telegraph wires, near Rugby | |
2Lt David Percival McIntyre (19) killed | |
25.4.18 | D.H.4 B5489, 106 Sqn, Weyhill |
Overstrained while stunting with 2 army officer passengers, Perham Down, Wilts. | |
Lt Harry Morley Whitcut (25) killed | |
Lt George Jamieson Downey (24) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt Frank Arnold Richardson (22) killed | |
25.4.18 | F.E.2b A5616, 199 NTS, East Retford |
Lost at night, hit high ground and caught fire, near Shottle, Derbyshire | |
2Lt Henry Graham Achurch (29) killed | |
25.4.18 | F.E.2b A5793, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Engine cut out, near Stonehenge | |
Lt Ernest George Goy (23) killed | |
Lt Charles Ebenezer Black injured | |
25.4.18 | R.E.8 A4462, 17 TS, Yatesbury |
Nose dived, Yatesbury area | |
2Lt James Horace Farnham (26) killed (American) | |
2Lt Edward Nathan Nathan injured | |
25.4.18 | ?, 15 TS, Spittlegate |
Cyclist hit by landing aeroplane, Somerby Road, Spittlegate | |
Sydney Ronald Munton (14) died 26.4.18 | |
Lt Joseph Frederick Ridgway (instructor) | |
2Lt Cyril Nash (pupil) | |
26.4.18 | AW F.K.8 C8549, 15 TS, Spittlegate |
Flat spin from 200ft, Spittlegate | |
2Lt Roger William Ashworth (23) killed | |
26.4.18 | B.E.2e B3716, School of Aerial Fighting & Bomb Dropping, Freiston |
Nose dived after collision with Pup B6021, near Freiston | |
Lt Owen Hewitt Dampier Bennett (18) killed | |
2Lt Norman Vincent Grimsditch injured in B6021 | |
26.4.18 | Camel C1680, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Spun into ground, Lopcombe Corner area | |
2Lt Wilson Marshall (20) killed (USAS) | |
26.4.18 | D.H.4 B5486, 109 Sqn, Stonehenge |
Tailplane broke off pulling out of dive, Lake Down | |
2Lt Frank Graham Edwards (19) killed | |
26.4.18 | D.H.9 D5555, 48 TS, Waddington |
Pedestrian hit by aeroplane, Waddington | |
A Mech 3 Henry Watson (40) killed | |
1Lt Walter Chalaire unhurt (pilot, USAS) | |
26.4.18 | F.E.2b B407, 33 Sqn, Elsham |
Flew into ground following engine failure at night, Elsham area | |
2Lt Laurens Jacobus Van Staden (24) killed (South African) | |
2Lt Wilson Reeve Bilson injured | |
26.4.18 | S.E.5A C5342, 50 Sqn, Bekesbourne |
Nose dived off steep low turn, Bekesbourne | |
Lt Lewis Laugharne Morgan MC (21) killed | |
27.4.18 | D.H.9 D2810, 129 Sqn, Duxford |
Broke up in flight, Duxford | |
Lt Walter Gilbert Whalley (32) killed (Canadian) | |
A/Sgt Gilbert Lawrence Evans (24) killed | |
27.4.18 | R.E.8 C2424, 106 Sqn, Weyhill |
Stalled on turn, spun and caught fire, Penton Mewsey, Andover | |
Lt Norman Charles Kearney (26) killed | |
27.4.18 | Sopwith Pup B1742, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Spun into ground, Hooton Park | |
Lt Victor William Valette Lowrie (18) killed | |
28.4.18 | Camel B9234, 1 TS, Beaulieu |
Stalled and turned into the ground, Beaulieu | |
Major John Lawson Kinnear DSO MC (28) killed | |
29.4.18 | B.E.2e C7009, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Wings collapsed in dive, Stonehenge area | |
Lt Robert Brinton Hill (25) killed (American) | |
2Lt Alec Gilmour Boardman (18) killed | |
29.4.18 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter A5986, HMS Furious |
Lost speed in climbing turn and dived into ground, Donibristle | |
Capt Gilbert Henry Millar (33) killed | |
Lt Henry Frank Mears (18) killed (pilot) | |
30.4.18 | Camel B6204, 207 TDS, Chingford |
Spun and nose dived from 2,000ft, Edmonton | |
2Lt Charles Frederick Stephen Jackson (23) killed | |
1.5.18 | Avro 504 D173, 61 TS, South Carlton |
Collision with Avro B4346 in formation, Winterton, Lincs. | |
2Lt Albert Charles Masters (19) killed | |
2Lt Richard Duncan Hambrook unhurt in B4346 | |
1.5.18 | B.E.2e B4593, 24 TS, Witney |
Stalled on low turn, crashed and caught fire, near Broad Marston, Glos. | |
2Lt Fred John Young (18) killed | |
1.5.18 | Camel B7334, 42 TS, Wye |
Aeroplane inverted and pilot fell out, South Willesborough, Kent | |
2Lt Duncan McCarter (23) killed | |
1.5.18 | D.H.4 B5514, 52 TS, Catterick |
Spun and nose dived off turn, Catterick area | |
2Lt John Garwood McDonald (23) killed | |
1.5.18 | D.H.6 A9647, 51 TS, Waddington |
Nose dived into ground off loop, Waddington area | |
Sgt David Hillocks Paterson Black (23) killed | |
1.5.18 | D.H.9 C1185, 4 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery, Marske |
Wings came off pulling out of dive, Marske area | |
Lt Richard Geoffrey Tunbridge (20) killed | |
3.5.18 | Avro 504 B4313, Instructors School, Redcar |
Failed to recover from spin, Redcar | |
Lt Edmund Gabriel Rice (18) killed | |
2Lt Lionel Richard Thacker King (26) killed | |
3.5.18 | B.E.2e B4483, 191 NTS, Marham |
Stalled and spun into pond, Norfolk | |
2Lt Andrew Erskine Gillespie MM (26) died 9.5.18 | |
3.5.18 | Bristol Fighter B8914, 8 TS, Witney |
Hit hangar roof on approach, Witney | |
2Lt Alfred Victor Flavell (23) killed | |
Lt Leslie Gordon Harvey injured | |
3.5.18 | Bristol Fighter C855, 15 TS, Spittlegate |
Spinning nose dive, Spittlegate area | |
2Lt James Harvey Carthew (23) killed (Canadian) | |
3.5.18 | D.H.4 B5497, 6 TDS, Boscombe Down |
Stalled making flat turns on approach, Boscombe Down | |
2Lt Eric Joseph Whitehead (18) killed | |
3.5.18 | R.E.8 D4973, 25 TS, Thetford |
Stalled turning on approach to forced landing, Norfolk | |
2Lt Alfred William Hinton (26) died 4.5.18 | |
3.5.18 | Sopwith Pup B1845, CFS, Upavon |
Nose dived off loop, Rendcomb | |
2Lt Clarence James Ford (18) killed | |
4.5.18 | R.E.8 E10, 19 TS, Curragh |
Failed to recover from spin, The Curragh, Ireland | |
Sgt William Geipel (20) killed | |
A Mech 1 Matthew William Wardale (35) killed | |
4.5.18 | Sopwith Pup B1706, 61 TS, South Carlton |
Sideslipped off low steep turn, Gainsborough area | |
Lt Eric Inger Dexter (22) killed | |
4.5.18 | Spad VII A9132, 56 TS, London Colney |
Stalled on climbing turn and nose dived, London Colney | |
Cadet Clarence Horne Fry (24) killed (USAS) | |
5.5.18 | Camel D9544, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Spinning nose dive after dive on target, Feltwell area | |
2Lt Ralph Llewelyn John Davies (18) killed | |
5.5.18 | D.H.6 C6657, 131 Sqn, Shawbury |
Dived off low turn, Shawbury area | |
A Mech 1 Charles Richard Clack (31) died 6.5.18 | |
Lt John Maurice Reid Miller injured | |
6.5.18 | B.E.2e A8629, 8 TS, Witney |
Wing extension broke in flight; crashed on railway embankment, near Handborough station, Oxon | |
Cpl Rowland Hinchliffe (19) killed | |
6.5.18 | Camel B6303, Wireless Experimental Establishment, Biggin Hill |
Spun low down, near Biggin Hill | |
Lt Frank Magens Caulfeild Houghton (22) killed | |
6.5.18 | Camel B9192, 42 TS, Wye |
Recovered from spin too late, Hinxhill, Kent | |
Sgt Horace Reginald Forsdick (18) killed | |
6.5.18 | D.H.6 C5503, 66 TS, Yatesbury |
Flying accident, Marlborough area | |
2Lt Charles Reginald Southwell (23) killed | |
6.5.18 | Avro 504J C5755, 70 TS, Beaulieu |
Spun off loop, Beaulieu | |
2Lt Walter Stead Pawson (22) killed | |
7.5.18 | Avro 504J C4477, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Midair collision with Avro B8707, Temple Farm, Joyce Green | |
2Lt John Gordon Ward (25) killed | |
7.5.18 | Avro 504 B8707, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Midair collision with Avro C4477, Temple Farm, Joyce Green | |
Capt Bert James (22) killed (Australian) | |
2Lt Gordon Nash (21) killed | |
7.5.18 | Camel B4621, 6 TS, Montrose |
Stalled and spun turning on approach, Montrose | |
2Lt Benjamin Cohen (23) killed (Canadian) | |
8.5.18 | Avro 504 C652, 18 TS, Montrose |
Crashed out of control, near Montrose | |
2Lt Dudley Churchill Fairbairn (25) killed (American) | |
8.5.18 | Camel B4640, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Stalled and spun into ground, Feltwell area | |
Lt John Charles Attewell (19) killed | |
8.5.18 | Camel D6649, 44 Sqn, Hainault Farm |
Spinning nose dive, Romford area | |
Lt John Donald Baird DSO MC (20) killed | |
8.5.18 | D.H.4 A7671, RAE, Farnborough |
Broke up in flight, Mytchett, Surrey | |
Lt Lionel Francis Derek Lutyens (23) killed | |
Mr David Hume Pinsent (26) killed (RAE civilian observer) | |
8.5.18 | R.E.8 A4546, 53 TS, Harlaxton |
Collision with B7729 in formation, near Stamford, Lincs. | |
2Lt Myer Joseph Levine (18) killed | |
8.5.18 | R.E.8 B7729, 64 TS, Harlaxton |
Collision with A4546 in formation, near Stamford, Lincs. | |
Lt Arthur Burrell Thorne (23) killed | |
2Lt Howard Watson (18) killed | |
8.5.18 | R.E.8 D6705, 26 TS, Narborough |
Stalled on climbing turn, Narborough | |
2Lt Henry Frederick Edward Trigg (26) killed | |
9.5.18 | Avro 504 C572, 27 TS, London Colney |
Spun off low turn, London Colney | |
Lt William Ernest Le Feuvre (29) killed | |
Lt Robert Bruce Manning injured | |
9.5.18 | B.E.12 6509, 50 Sqn, Bekesbourne |
Failed to recover from spin, Canterbury | |
Lt Reginald Arthur Gliddon (26) killed | |
9.5.18 | D.H.4 B5526, 6 TDS, Boscombe Down |
Wings broke away after explosion in flight, near Stonehenge | |
1Lt Robert Jenkins Griffith (23) killed (USAS) | |
Pvt John Joseph Leighton (26) killed (USAS) | |
9.5.18 | D.H.4 B9495, RAF, Cranwell |
Spun and nose dived off climbing turn, Cranwell | |
2Lt Ronald John William Taylor (18) killed | |
9.5.18 | D.H.9 C6261, 75 TS, Cramlington |
Wings came off in dive, Elswick Road, Newcastle | |
2Lt Robert Cyril Forster (23) killed | |
9.5.18 | S.E.5A D3571, 55 TS, Lilbourne |
Broke up pulling out of dive, Lilbourne area | |
Lt James Donald McRae Reid (22) killed (Canadian) | |
9.5.18 | Spad VII B1628, 56 TS, London Colney |
Wings collapsed and dived into Elstree Reservoir | |
Cadet William Winslow Wait (27) killed (USAS) | |
10.5.18 | Coastal airship C.23A, RAF, Mullion |
Came down in sea, off Newquay | |
A Mech 2 Albert William Robinson (19) drowned (wireless operator) | |
Capt Arthur Stanley Elliott DSC rescued | |
Cpl Robert Talbot Youngman rescued (coxswain) | |
A Mech 1 Dennis Frederick Corsbie rescued (observer) | |
A Mech 2 Albert Ernest Oakley rescued (engineer) | |
11.5.18 | Avro 504 C619, 43 TS, Chattis Hill |
Spun into ground, near Chattis Hill | |
2Lt Henry George Carr (25) killed (AFC) | |
11.5.18 | Bristol Fighter B8930, 7 TS, Witney |
Stalled on turn, Curbridge, near Witney | |
2Lt Bryan Frank Lawson Yeoman (21) killed | |
11.5.18 | Camel B9242, 10 TS, Lilbourne |
Failed to recover from spin, near Lilbourne | |
2Lt Roderick Oliver Sherar (23) killed (AFC) | |
11.5.18 | Camel C1618, 45 TS, South Carlton |
Stalled turning on approach, South Carlton area | |
2Lt Alan Walter Kite (18) died 12.5.18 | |
11.5.18 | Maurice Farman Shorthorn A6900, 4 TS, Northolt |
Hit tree and crashed in fog, Claremont Woods, Esher, Surrey | |
2Lt George Molyneaux (21) killed | |
11.5.18 | R.E.8 A3589, 16 TS, Yatesbury |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, Yatesbury | |
Lt Charles Leonard Price (18) killed | |
11.5.18 | R.E.8 E58, 189 NTS, Hornchurch |
Stalled and spun, near Hornchurch | |
Lt Harry Lynn Hopkins (24) killed (American) | |
11.5.18 | S.E.5A C1769, CFS, Upavon |
Low-level stunting, hit ground and caught fire, Upavon | |
Lt Reginald Charles Benson (24) killed | |
12.5.18 | R.E.8 '60473', Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Stalled, spun and burnt, Worthy Down area | |
Lt Leslie George (25) killed (AFC) | |
12.5.18 | R.E.8 E62, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Nose dived, Worthy Down | |
2Lt John Stone William Lord (26) killed (AFC) | |
13.5.18 | R.E.8 B5101, 51 TS, Waddington |
Stalled, nose dived and caught fire, Waddington area | |
Sgt William Shaw (28) killed | |
14.5.18 | Camel B3910, 4 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Freiston |
Wings folded back pulling out of dive on ground target, Freiston Marsh | |
2Lt Charles Frederick Mossman (21) killed | |
14.5.18 | Camel D6625, 112 Sqn, Throwley |
Crashed out of control from 3,000ft, Canterbury | |
Capt Aylmer Curtis Garnons-Williams MC (22) killed | |
14.5.18 | D.H.9 C6097, 11 TDS, Old Sarum |
Stalled on low turn, spun and caught fire, Old Sarum area | |
2Lt Harry Dennis Preston (21) killed (American) | |
Pvt William L Messinger (23) killed (USAS) | |
14.5.18 | D.H.9 D2806, 119 Sqn, Duxford |
Stalled turning on approach, spun and caught fire, Duxford | |
2Lt Stephen Walker (25) killed | |
15.5.18 | Camel B7396, 86 Sqn, Northolt |
Stalled on low turn, spun and caught fire, Northolt | |
2Lt Cecil Martin Sankey MC (21) killed | |
15.5.18 | Camel B847, School of Special Flying, Gosport |
Spun into ground, Gosport | |
Lt John Basil Robert Langley (29) killed | |
15.5.18 | R.E.8 B8902, 120 Sqn, Cramlington |
Stalled on turn after engine failure on take-off, Cramlington | |
Major Philip James Vaughan Lavarack MC (28) killed | |
2Lt Richard Arthur Henry Brittain (19) killed | |
15.5.18 | S.E.5A ?3957, CFS, Upavon |
Collision in formation, Upavon | |
2Lt Mortimer Park Crane (24) killed (American) | |
Lt Leonard John Cox unhurt in second machine | |
16.5.18 | ?, 76 Sqn, Ripon |
Boy hit while taking off from field, Dodworth Road, Barnsley | |
Fred Darby (8) killed | |
2Lt Frederick John Whitelaw unhurt (pilot) | |
A Mech 1 Henry Briggs Walker unhurt (mechanic) | |
16.5.18 | ?, 110 Sqn, Sedgeford |
Mechanic struck by propeller while working on engine, Sedgeford | |
A Mech 2 Thomas Entwistle (35) died 20.5.18 | |
17.5.18 | Avro 504 D7676, 2 School of Special Flying, Redcar |
Hit hedge on take-off, Redcar area | |
Lt Victor Leslie Barber (18) died 24.5.18 | |
Lt John Bernard Hinchcliffe injured | |
17.5.18 | Camel B6450, 5 Group, Dover |
Stalled on low climbing turn and nose dived, Dover | |
Lt William Barton Hughes (18) killed | |
17.5.18 | Camel B7179, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Spun into ground, Lopcombe Corner area | |
2Lt Eric Percy Johnstone Touche (21) killed (South African) | |
17.5.18 | Camel D6672, 6 TS, Montrose |
Spun and sideslipped into ground, Montrose | |
2Lt William John Knox Graham (24) killed (Canadian) | |
17.5.18 | R.E.8 C2306, 8 AAP, Lympne |
Engine failed, stalled and crashed, Weeley Heath, Essex | |
Lt Edward Terence Heard (28) killed | |
18.5.18 | Avro 504G N5803, RAF, Cranwell |
Stalled while turning to avoid sheds and spun, Cranwell | |
2Lt James Mills Johnston (21) killed (Canadian) | |
18.5.18 | Camel B9218, 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Turnberry |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, 2m E of Turnberry aerodrome | |
1Lt George Squires (22) killed (USAS) | |
18.5.18 | Camel C1640, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Failed to recover from spin, Lopcombe Corner area | |
2Lt George William Hawken (29) killed (Canadian) | |
18.5.18 | Camel N6766, HMS Galatea |
Hit tree on approach, Donibristle | |
Lt Mervyn Henry Wollaston Trendell (18) died 19.5.18 | |
18.5.18 | D.H.6 C7248, 119 Sqn, Duxford |
Stalled on low climbing turn, spun and crashed, Duxford area | |
Pvt Claude Arnold Baker Jr (23) killed (USAS) | |
2Lt Robert George Pratt injured | |
18.5.18 | F.E.2b C9792, 149 Sqn, Ford |
Side slipped and nose dived turning to land, E Kent | |
Capt George Robinson MC (37) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt Clive Hislop Philip Hughes injured (pilot, South African) | |
18.5.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C8023, 81 Sqn, Scampton |
Stalled on turn and nose dived, Scampton area | |
Lt George Stanley Tunstall (28) killed | |
19.5.18 | Camel D6466, 45 TS, South Carlton |
Rolled and spun, South Carlton area | |
Lt Aaron Hindley (19) killed | |
19.5.18 | D.H.4 B5541, 109 Sqn, Stonehenge |
Stalled and nose dived, Redhill Common, near Bournemouth | |
2Lt Joseph Claude Barker (23) killed (Canadian) | |
A Mech 2 James Frederick Stillman injured | |
19.5.18 | D.H.6 A9598, 207 TDS, Chingford |
Hit trees making forced landing in cemetery after engine failure, Chingford | |
2Lt William Robert Burdett (21) killed | |
19.5.18 | D.H.9 D5633, 104 Sqn, Weyhill |
Stalled and spun, Andover area | |
Sgt William Gunn (29) killed | |
A Mech 1 Thomas Trivett House (27) killed | |
19.5.18 | Spad VII A9135, 56 TS, London Colney |
Stalled on low turn while stunting, near Shenley, Herts. | |
2Lt Wilfred George Blatherwick (24) killed (South African) | |
19.5.18 | Gotha G.V 925/16, Bosta 15, Bogohl 3 |
Hit a tree on forced landing, near St Osyth, Essex | |
Ltn.d.R. Wilhelm Rist (22) killed (observer) | |
Vfw. Max Gummelt captured (pilot) | |
Vfw. Rudolf Hunsdorf captured (gunner) | |
19.5.18 | Gotha G.V 960/16, Bosta 15, Bogohl 3 |
Shot down by Sopwith Camel, 1½ m E of Harty Ferry, Sheppey | |
Ltn.d.R. Rudolf Bartikowski (24) killed (observer) | |
Vfw. Fritz Bloch (28) killed (pilot) | |
Vfw. Heinrich Heiligers (27) killed (gunner) | |
19/20.5.18 | Gotha G.V, Bosta 18, Bogohl 3 |
Shot down in sea by AA guns, off Dover | |
Ltn. Heinrich Geiger (23) killed (observer) | |
Ltn. Hans Gundelach (19) killed (observer) | |
VzWachtMstr Josef Jacob Arnold (24) killed (pilot) | |
20.5.18 | Gotha G.V 978/16, Bosta 18, Bogohl 3 |
Shot down by Bristol Fighter, East Ham | |
Ltn. Paul Sapkowiak (27) killed (observer) | |
Vfw. Hans Tiedke (19) killed (pilot) | |
Gefr. Wilhelm Schulte (20) killed (gunner) | |
20.5.18 | Gotha G.V 979/16, Bosta 17, Bogohl 3 |
Shot down by Bristol Fighter, Frinsted, Kent | |
Ltn. Joachim Flothow (20) killed (observer) | |
Vfw. Albrecht Sachtler (21) killed (pilot) | |
Uffz. Hermann Tasche injured (gunner) | |
20.5.18 | B.E.2e, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Engine failed and stalled on turn, crashed and caught fire, near Stamford | |
2Lt Thomas Rowell MC (26) killed | |
20.5.18 | Camel B5693, 2 School of Special Flying, Redcar |
Failed to recover from spin, Redcar | |
Capt John Alexander Macdonald Allan (23) killed (New Zealander) | |
20.5.18 | Camel C1662, 2 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Marske |
Spun into ground, Brotton, Yorks. | |
2Lt Wilhelm Jacobus Knoll (23) killed (South African) | |
20.5.18 | Camel D6496, CFS, Upavon |
Spun in, Milton, Pewsey | |
2Lt John Edgar Phillips (19) killed | |
21.5.18 | Avro 504 B8603, Wireless Telegraphy Establishment, Biggin Hill |
Lost speed on flat turn after take-off and nose dived, Swingate aerodrome, Dover | |
Lt-Col Douglas Hyde Hyde-Thomson (27) killed | |
21.5.18 | B.E.12 B727, 75 Sqn, Harling Road |
Stalled after take-off, spun and caught fire, Harling Road | |
2Lt Tom Farrar Scott MM (24) killed (Canadian) | |
21.5.18 | B.E.2e B6185, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, near Easton-on-the-Hill | |
Lt Leslie Cyril William Bauchope (21) killed | |
21.5.18 | Camel C111, 6 TS, Montrose |
Spun off turn, Montrose | |
2Lt Richard Percy Waller (20) died 22.5.18 | |
21.5.18 | Camel D6677, 78 Sqn, Hornchurch |
Hit tree and crashed | |
2Lt Cyril Gordon Joyce (20) died 22.5.18 (South African) | |
21.5.18 | D.H.4 A7793, 9 TS, Sedgeford |
Stalled in turn on test flight in poor light and nose dived | |
Sgt Sam M Campbell (23) died 6.6.18 (USAS) | |
Lt Henry Harold Cotton injured (Canadian) | |
21.5.18 | D.H.6 C5508, 66 TS, Yatesbury |
Hit ground at high speed, Yatesbury area | |
Lt Charles Gerald Valentine Smith (19) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt George Stanley Howard (18) killed | |
22.5.18 | Camel B7341, 72 TS, Beverley |
Failed to recover from spin, Beverley | |
2Lt Colin Corry Bevington (18) killed | |
22.5.18 | R.E.8 B6669, 53 TS, Harlaxton |
Failed to recover from spin, Harlaxton | |
Lt James Norman Clitheroe (32) killed | |
2Lt Clarence Everard Johnson (19) killed | |
22.5.18 | S.E.5A B658, 37 Sqn, Stow Maries |
Stalled on low downwind turn with failing engine, Stow Maries | |
2Lt William Martin Burfoot (23) killed | |
22.5.18 | S.E.5A C9509, 54 TS, Castle Bromwich |
Stalled and spun turning after take-off and hit tree, Solihull | |
Lt Percy Charles Moynihan (27) killed | |
22.5.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C3915, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Stalled on turn, Little Sutton, Cheshire | |
2Lt Kenneth Alonzo Nelson (22) died 23.5.18 (American) | |
22.5.18 | Sopwith Pup B5288, 42 TS, Wye |
Spun turning after take-off, Wye | |
2Lt Frank Henry Herbert Biddle (19) killed | |
23.5.18 | Avro 504 D44, 2 TDS, Gullane |
Failed to recover from spin, Gullane | |
Capt Hugh Fanshawe Glanville (33) died 24.5.18 | |
Pte N S Grant unhurt | |
23.5.18 | Avro 504 D6287, 6 TS, Montrose |
Low stunting; stalled and spun avoiding trees, near Montrose | |
2Lt Donald James Roach (24) killed (Canadian) | |
23.5.18 | Camel D9545, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Caught fire after take-off from Port Meadow, Wolvercote, Oxford | |
Capt George Edwin Thomson DSO MC (20) killed | |
24.5.18 | D.H.6 C6518, 8 TDS, Netheravon |
Wing came off pulling out of dive after loop, Codford, Wilts. | |
Major Benjamin Stevens Jordan (34) killed (New Zealander) | |
Lt Joseph James Daly (26) killed (pilot, American) | |
25.5.18 | Avro 504 D6274, 61 TS, South Carlton |
Midair collision with Avro E9993, South Carlton | |
2Lt Harold Edward Partridge (18) killed (Canadian) | |
25.5.18 | Avro 504 E9993, 45 TS, South Carlton |
Midair collision with Avro D6274, South Carlton | |
Capt James Harry Medcalf DCM MC (23) killed | |
2Lt Alfred Milne Backler (23) killed | |
25.5.18 | Avro 504 D7727, RAF, Cranwell |
Stalled on turn and spun, Cranwell area | |
Cadet John William Gillies (20) killed | |
25.5.18 | B.E.2e C7022, 119 Sqn, Duxford |
Spun off low turn, crashed and caught fire, Duxford | |
2Lt Edward Owen Scarborough (21) killed | |
25.5.18 | D.H.9 D5613, 131 Sqn, Shawbury |
Stalled on low turn, spun and caught fire, Hawarden area | |
2Lt George Roper (25) killed (American) | |
25.5.18 | S.E.5A D6097, 74 TS, Castle Bromwich |
Wings collapsed pulling out of dive, Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield | |
Lt Raymond Tenney Balch (23) killed (American) | |
26.5.18 | Camel B5560, 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Turnberry |
Pilot fell out in dive, Turnberry | |
Sgt John Stabb Tuckett (18) killed | |
26.5.18 | Camel B9328, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Spun off climbing turn turn after take-off, Feltwell | |
2Lt Gwilym Francis Williams (19) killed | |
26.5.18 | Camel C1638, 34 TS, Chattis Hill |
Failed to recover from spin, Chattis Hill area | |
Lt John Frederick Slavik (26) killed (American) | |
26.5.18 | Camel D8131, 18 TS, Montrose |
Low stunting; spun into sea, Montrose Bay | |
2Lt Ernest Peacock (25) killed | |
26.5.18 | Seaplane, RAF |
Mechanic hit by propeller, Great Yarmouth | |
A Mech 2 Arthur Henry Commins (33) killed | |
27.5.18 | B.E.2e A8702, 190 NTS, Newmarket |
Structural failure; spun into ground, Swaffham Prior, Cambs. | |
2Lt Cecil William Alloway (28) killed (Canadian) | |
27.5.18 | Camel B7467, 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Turnberry |
Lost control recovering from spin | |
1Lt Howard Rea Smith (30) killed (USAS) | |
27.5.18 | R.E.8 E139, AAP Coventry / 35 Wing, Stamford |
Nose dived off flat turn after take-off, Coventry | |
Lt Henry Phillip Walter Laughton (28) killed (South African) | |
27.5.18 | Sopwith Pup B5360, 91 Sqn, Tangmere |
Side slipped and nose dived, Slindon, Sussex | |
Lt Alfred Theodore Wyman (25) killed (American) | |
27.5.18 | Sopwith Pup D4139, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Broke up in dive on target, Hooton Park area | |
2Lt Walter Scott Murray (20) killed (American) | |
28.5.18 | Avro 504K D7657, 207 TDS, Fairlop |
Accident swinging propeller, Fairlop | |
Lt Francis Beacroft Gow Smith MC (24) killed | |
2Lt Charles Homewood unhurt | |
28.5.18 | Bristol Fighter B1178, 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Turnberry |
Wings folded back in dive, Turnberry | |
Lt Reginald Milburn Makepeace MC (27) killed | |
2Lt Thomas Albert McClure (20) killed | |
28.5.18 | R.E.8 C2305, 2 AAP, Hendon |
Labourer hit by landing aeroplane, Hendon | |
A Mech 3 Frederick Gill (37) killed | |
2Lt George Edmund Cooper unhurt (pilot) | |
28.5.18 | R.E.8 E95, 52 TS, Catterick |
Stalled on turn and spun into ground, Catterick area | |
Sgt John Hector Kugi (18) killed | |
29.5.18 | Avro 504 C656, 72 TS, Beverley |
Failed to recover from spin, Beverley | |
2Lt Charles Alan Clarke Fullerton (22) killed | |
2Lt Tom Jowett (20) killed | |
29.5.18 | D.H.9 D2803, 123 Sqn, Duxford |
Stalled and nose dived after engine failure and caught fire, near Duxford | |
2Lt John Egbert Machin (24) killed | |
29.5.18 | D.H.9 D5610, 9 TDS, Shawbury |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, Chadwick, near Knowle, Warks. | |
2Lt Roy Cowell Townshend (19) killed | |
2Lt Edward Reginald Watts injured | |
30.5.18 | Avro 504 C657, 42 TS, Wye |
Stalled and spun on turn, Wye | |
2Lt Desmond Maurice Macartney-Filgate (18) killed | |
30.5.18 | Caudron G.III no. 161, Hendon civilian school |
Side slipped and nose dived off low turn, Hendon | |
2Lt Frederick Banks (21) died 2.6.18 | |
30.5.18 | D.H.6 B2734, 5 TS, Wyton |
Wingtip struck hut on approach, Wyton | |
2Lt William James Kelsey (19) killed | |
30.5.18 | D.H.6 C6853, 25 TS, Thetford |
Stalled on turn and nose dived, Thetford | |
Capt William Crawshay Loder-Symonds (31) killed | |
30.5.18 | R.E.8 A3570, 69 TS, Narborough |
Wings folded back in flight, Narborough area | |
2Lt Archibald Onslow Farmer (25) killed | |
30.5.18 | R.E.8 B5125, 16 TS, Yatesbury |
Collision with D.H.6 while taking off, Swindon area | |
Pvt George Jacob Frymire (29) died 1.6.18 (USAS) | |
30.5.18 | R.E.8 C2393, 120 Sqn, Cramlington |
Dived into ground, Newcastle | |
2Lt Vincent Clarke Lashford (24) killed | |
30.5.18 | ?, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Shot by observer while bathing near raft target, Rugby Camp, New Romney | |
2Lt William Francis John Prince (20) drowned | |
31.5.18 | Avro 504J C4380, 34 TS, Chattis Hill |
Tailplane broke in flight, Chattis Hill area | |
A/Sgt Peter Hartley Walsh (23) killed | |
31.5.18 | B.E.2c 9997, Fleet Observers School, Eastchurch |
Wings collapsed in flight, Eastchurch | |
Capt Frank Hugh McMaster (21) killed | |
Lt Allen Foggett Parker (25) killed | |
31.5.18 | B.E.2e C7119, 13 TS, Yatesbury |
Midair collision with R.E.8 D4965, Yatesbury | |
Flt Cadet Ernest Osborn Tracey (18) killed | |
31.5.18 | R.E.8 D4965, 17 TS, Yatesbury |
Midair collision with B.E.2e C7119, Yatesbury | |
Lt Stanley Burnet (19) killed | |
31.5.18 | D.H.6 A9753, 46 TS, Catterick |
Pilot hit by propeller restarting engine after forced landing, N Yorks. | |
2Lt John James Jones MM (23) killed | |
31.5.18 | D.H.6 B2742, 6 TDS, Boscombe Down |
Midair collision with D.H.6 B2753, Boscombe Down area | |
2Lt Duncan Ross Grant (20) killed (USAS) | |
31.5.18 | D.H.6 B2753, 6 TDS, Boscombe Down |
Midair collision with D.H.6 B2742, Boscombe Down area | |
Lt Edmund Graham Tart (25) killed (American) | |
1.6.18 | Camel B2347, Southern Aircraft Repair Depot, Farnborough |
Spun turning after engine failure, Farnborough | |
Lt Clive Keeling Scott (22) killed | |
1.6.18 | D.H.6 A9736, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Failed to recover from spin, Easton-on-the-Hill | |
Capt Peter Dudley Stuart (24) killed | |
Lt Francis Powell Ayles (19) killed | |
1.6.18 | D.H.9 D5657, 107 Sqn, Stonehenge |
Stalled turning to land, Stonehenge | |
Lt Ogilvie James Marchbank (26) died 2.6.18 (Canadian) | |
Lt Kenneth Kennedy injured (Canadian) | |
1.6.18 | D.H.9 D5682, 107 Sqn, Stonehenge |
Stalled turning to land and nose dived, Lake Down | |
2Lt Reginald Robert Bourner (19) killed | |
Boy John Henry Shakespeare (Jack) Durran (16) killed | |
2.6.18 | AW F.K.3 B9581, 26 TS, Narborough |
Spun on low turn and nose dived, Narborough | |
2Lt Kenneth Neil Finlay (18) died 3.6.18 | |
2.6.18 | Camel B4632, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Midair collision with Camel C136, Joyce Green | |
Lt John Percival Van Ryneveld (23) killed (South African) | |
2.6.18 | Camel C136, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Midair collision with Camel B4632, Joyce Green | |
2Lt Frank Leslie Shield (21) killed | |
2.6.18 | Camel B5744, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Stalled on low turn and spun, Isle of Thanet | |
2Lt Harry Norman (21) killed | |
2.6.18 | Camel B9262, 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Turnberry |
Stalled on low turn and spun, Turnberry | |
2Lt Howard Richmond Henry Butler (21) killed (AFC) | |
2.6.18 | R.E.8 A3895, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Spun from 100ft, near Winchester | |
Lt Peter Joseph Rahill (20) killed | |
2.6.18 | Sopwith Pup B4126, 45 TS, South Carlton |
Stalled on low turn and spun, South Carlton | |
Lt Kenneth Walsh Allman (19) killed | |
2.6.18 | Sopwith Pup B6148, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Failed to recover from spin, Hooton Park | |
2Lt Clarence Scott Garden (26) killed (Canadian) | |
2.6.18 | Vickers F.B.5 5127, CFS, Upavon |
Broke up in dive, Upavon | |
2Lt William Robert Sargent Wilberforce MC (24) killed | |
3.6.18 | Camel B7142, 1 TS, Beaulieu |
Stalled and spun on turn after overshoot, Beaulieu | |
Lt Alexander Talbot (22) killed | |
3.6.18 | Camel B7424, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Failed to recover from spin, Joyce Green | |
2Lt Norman Owen (24) killed | |
3.6.18 | Sopwith Pup B5929, 'G' (Experimental) Flight, Cranwell |
Rigger killed swinging propeller, Cranwell | |
A Mech 3 Leonard Friend Baker (23) killed | |
4.6.18 | Camel B9288, CFS, Upavon |
Midair collision with S.E.5A D3557, Upavon | |
Lt Frederick Henry Choate (27) killed (Canadian) | |
4.6.18 | S.E.5A D3557, CFS, Upavon |
Midair collision with Camel B9288, Upavon | |
2Lt Stanley Cecil Paice (30) killed | |
4.6.18 | D.H.6 A9704, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Midair collision with D.H.6 C2028, Stamford area | |
Lt Harry Kent Capper (19) killed | |
A/Sgt John Steinberg (20) killed | |
4.6.18 | D.H.6 C2028, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Midair collision with D.H.6 A9704, Stamford area | |
2Lt John Aicken Carleton Lewis (20) killed | |
4.6.18 | Sopwith Pup B5284, 56 TS, London Colney |
Spun off attempted low roll, Childwickbury Park, St Albans | |
Lt Brian Wilton Meadway (22) killed | |
5.6.18 | Camel C8304, 96 Sqn, North Shotwick |
Spun out of control from 2000ft, North Shotwick area | |
2Lt Eric Stanley Hart (20) killed (American) | |
5.6.18 | D.H.9 C1231, 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Turnberry |
Spun into sea, near Turnberry | |
Lt Hugh William Elliott (20) drowned | |
1Lt Richard Brumback Reed (26) drowned (USAS) | |
5.6.18 | S.E.5A D264, 89 Sqn, Harling Road |
Nose dived off slow turn and caught fire, Harling Road area | |
Lt Frederick Harold Norman Sessions (19) killed | |
6.6.18 | Bristol Fighter B1304, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Midair collision with Bristol Fighter B8922, New Romney | |
Lt Stephen James Chapman (26) killed | |
Flt Cadet Tom Mathie (19) killed | |
6.6.18 | Bristol Fighter B8922, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Midair collision with Bristol Fighter B1304, New Romney | |
Lt Norman Ramsay Mitchell (24) killed | |
Flt Cadet Alfred Gwyer Harries (19) killed | |
6.6.18 | D.H.9 C1274, 6 AAP, Renfrew |
Fitter struck by propeller | |
A Mech 2 Leonard Markham (26) killed | |
6.6.18 | R.E.8 B6620, 69 TS, Narborough |
Structural failure; crashed and caught fire, Marham | |
2Lt Gathorne Clegg Robinson (21) killed | |
7.6.18 | D.H.6 C7251, 47 TS, Waddington |
Midair collision with D.H.9 C1201, Waddington area | |
Sgt Alfred William Pitkin (31) killed | |
7.6.18 | D.H.9 C1201, 47 TS, Waddington |
Midair collision with D.H.9 C7251, Waddington area | |
2Lt Roy Esworth Heater (20) killed (American) | |
8.6.18 | B.A.T. Bantam, Aeroplane Experimental Station, Martlesham Heath |
Lost control near ground, Martlesham | |
Lt Samuel Hollis Alfred D'Arcy DSO (19) killed | |
8.6.18 | Camel B7301, 39 TS, South Carlton |
Stalled and spun into ground, South Carlton area | |
2Lt Francis Brunton Love (18) killed | |
8.6.18 | Camel C169, 2 AAP, Hendon |
Stalled on turn and nose dived, Hendon | |
Lt Eustratius George Manuel (29) killed | |
8.6.18 | Handley Page V/1500 B9463, Handley Page, Cricklewood |
Spun and caught fire after engine failure on test flight, Golders Green | |
Capt Vernon Earle George Busby (23) killed | |
Mr Bertram George Cooper MBE (35) killed (Air Ministry) | |
Mr Robert P Cooper (36) killed (Harland & Wolff) | |
Mr Walter Henry Hathaway (36) killed (Handley Page) | |
Mr James William Windebank (25) killed (Handley Page) | |
Lt-Col Alec Ogilvie OBE injured | |
8.6.18 | Maurice Farman Shorthorn B4733, 13 TDS, Ternhill |
Somersaulted on landing | |
Cadet William Launcelot Corbett (20) died 9.6.18 | |
Capt David Leslie Nutt injured | |
9.6.18 | Short 184 N1658, RAF, Great Yarmouth |
Turning steeply, spun into sea, off Gorleston | |
Lt Christopher Charles Gordon Nickels (18) drowned | |
2Lt Cyril Jack Lewis injured | |
10.6.18 | Avro 504 C698, 14 TS, Tadcaster |
Stalled on low turn and spun, Tadcaster | |
2Lt Frank Edward Goddard (29) killed | |
10.6.18 | AW F.K.3 B9593, 121 Sqn, Narborough |
Stalled on turn, spun and caught fire, Narborough | |
2Lt Percival Hookway Gange (24) killed | |
10.6.18 | Spad VII B6772, 56 TS, London Colney |
Oil obscured pilot's vision; hit tree, Herts. | |
Lt Miles Bruce Dalzell Whiteside (23) died 13.6.18 | |
11.6.18 | Avro 504J C4323, 39 TS, South Carlton |
Stalled on steep climbing turn, nose dived and caught fire, South Carlton area | |
Lt John Law (23) killed | |
Flt Cadet Francis George Denny (18) killed | |
11.6.18 | AW, 12 TS, Thetford |
Midair collision with R.E.8 B787, Thetford | |
2Lt Thomas Eli Smith (24) killed | |
11.6.18 | R.E.8 B787, 12 TS, Thetford |
Midair collision with AW, Thetford | |
Lt William Robie Bowick (20) killed | |
2Lt Harry Walter Prince (25) killed (USAS) | |
11.6.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C4054, CFS, Upavon |
Spun at 100ft, Upavon | |
Lt William David Evans (22) killed | |
11.6.18 | Sopwith Pup B6026, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Spun off low roll, Feltwell | |
2Lt Joseph William Cox (19) killed | |
11.6.18 | ?, 24 TS, Witney |
Fitter hit while swinging propeller, Witney | |
A Mech 2 Ernest Harrow (35) killed | |
Flt Cadet Laurence Cecil Carr unhurt (pilot) | |
12.6.18 | AW F.K.3 B8827, 121 Sqn, Narborough |
Stalled after take-off, nose dived and caught fire, Narborough | |
Flt Cadet Thomas Mashiter Tyson (20) killed | |
12.6.18 | Sopwith Pup C278, 95 Sqn, North Shotwick |
Flew into ground and overturned, Shotwick area | |
Lt Harry Nelson Hastie (24) killed (Canadian) | |
12.6.18 | Avro 504A D1606, 206 TDS, Eastbourne |
Lost speed in turn, stalled and spun, Langney, Eastbourne | |
2Lt William Stanley Pullen (18) killed | |
12.6.18 | ?, RAF, Eastbourne |
Mower hit by propeller of aeroplane taking off, Eastbourne | |
Frederick Walter Elstone (38) killed | |
2Lt Olavo de Araujo unhurt (pilot, Brazilian Navy) | |
13.6.18 | Bristol Fighter C4815, 39 Sqn, North Weald |
Stalled turning after engine failure, North Weald | |
Lt Jack Lionel Boles (21) killed (Canadian) | |
Flt Cadet John Wood Mackay (18) killed | |
13.6.18 | Camel C158, 68 TS, Tadcaster |
Machine collapsed in flight, Tadcaster | |
Capt Herbert James Hamilton MC (23) killed | |
13.6.18 | D.H.6 C7708, 191 NTS, Marham |
Stalled on turn and side slipped, Marham | |
Flt Cadet William Frank Barker (25) killed (Canadian) | |
13.6.18 | Farman biplane, French Aviation Mission |
Stalled and side slipped, Whitton, Hounslow | |
Capt Louis Pierron (38) killed | |
Lt Michel Rousseau (27) killed | |
13.6.18 | Sopwith Dolphin D5304, CFS, Upavon |
Dived into ground and caught fire, Upavon | |
1Lt Joe Graham Trees (21) killed (USAS) | |
14.6.18 | AW F.K.8 B4083, 50 TS, Spittlegate |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, Spittlegate | |
Flt Cadet William Frederick Edward Ling (19) killed | |
14.6.18 | Felixstowe F.2A N4515, Seaplane Station, Felixstowe |
Fitter hit by propellor, Felixstowe | |
A Mech 2 Horace Lealand (18) killed | |
15.6.18 | Camel B7443, 61 TS, South Carlton |
Dived into ground, South Carlton | |
Lt John Satterthwaite (19) killed | |
16.6.18 | Avro 504 B8780, 67 TS, North Shotwick |
Stalled on turn and nose dived from 200ft, Shotwick area | |
Lt Hugh Robert Fuhr (19) killed (South African) | |
16.6.18 | Camel C1678, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Stalled on turn and spun, Lopcombe Corner | |
2Lt Roy William Thomas Harrow (20) killed | |
16.6.18 | D.H.4, 26 TS, Narborough |
Sideslipped on turn after engine failure, Narborough area | |
2Lt Trevor Dudley Hall Alderton (24) killed (New Zealander) | |
2Lt James Oakes injured | |
16.6.18 | R.E.8 D4985, 131 Sqn, Shawbury |
Hit flagstaff stay and dived into ground, Thornycroft Hall, near Macclesfield | |
2Lt Alexander George McGillivray (18) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt Claude Edmund Watchorn (20) died 17.6.18 (Canadian) | |
16.6.18 | Sopwith Pup C271, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Stalled, spun and caught fire, Marske area | |
2Lt Frederick Charles Turner (25) killed (AFC) | |
17.6.18 | Camel C114, 11 TS, Scampton |
Stalled turning after take-off, Scampton | |
2Lt Leslie Cecil Wraight (20) killed | |
18.6.18 | Camel B7376, 73 TS, Beaulieu |
Stalled and nose dived into the Solent | |
2Lt Robert Ray Brown (24) killed (Canadian) | |
18.6.18 | Camel B7414, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Stalled on turn after take-off, Joyce Green | |
Lt Charles Wilson O'Connell MC (23) killed | |
18.6.18 | Camel C8305, 96 Sqn, Queensferry |
Stalled on turn and spun, Chester area | |
2Lt George Cyril Rae Hamilton (22) killed (Canadian) | |
18.6.18 | Camel D6670, 2 TDS, Gullane |
Came down out of control; crashed on railway embankment, Scotland | |
2Lt Lewis Wilkinson (18) killed | |
19.6.18 | Avro 504 C732 or C733, 198 NTS, Rochford |
Stalled and spun turning on approach, Rochford | |
Lt Harold Eborall Davis MC (28) killed | |
Flt Cadet Henry William Francis Rendall injured | |
19.6.18 | B.E.2e 6259, 202 TDS, Cranwell |
Spun attempting to land while lost, Melton Mowbray | |
Lt James Erskine (18) killed | |
19.6.18 | Camel B7415, 34 TS, Chattis Hill |
Failed to recover from spin, Chattis Hill area | |
2Lt Karl Nieghorn (18) killed (Canadian) | |
19.6.18 | D.H.9 B7662, RAF, Prawle Point |
Side slipped and crashed when returning from patrol, East Prawle | |
Lt Frank St Patrick Harran (27) died 20.6.18 (South African) | |
A Mech 2 Fred Fairbrother (23) killed | |
19.6.18 | R.E.8 E81, 120 Sqn, Cramlington |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, Cramlington | |
2Lt Jack Stell (21) killed | |
19.6.18 | Seaplane, RAF, Calshot |
Handler in dinghy hit by propeller, Calshot area | |
Cpl Herbert Tring Sapsed (27) died 20.6.18 | |
19.6.18 | ?, 9 TDS, Shawbury |
Girl hit by propeller, Holdgate, Shropshire | |
Harriet Bounds (18) killed | |
Flt Cadet Arthur Dunn (pilot) | |
20.6.18 | Avro 504 B8604, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Midair collision with D7562, Hooton Park | |
Capt William Reginald Guy Pearson (21) killed | |
Lt William Smith Macfarlane MC (27) killed | |
20.6.18 | Avro 504 D7562, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Midair collision with B8604, Hooton Park | |
2Lt Vincent Jerome Flynn (20) killed (American) | |
20.6.18 | Camel C80, 6 TS, Montrose |
Broke up pulling out of dive on target, Montrose | |
2Lt Alfred John Maltby (19) killed | |
20.6.18 | Camel D9538, 72 TS, Beverley |
Failed to recover from spin, Beverley | |
Lt Norman Scott MM (23) killed | |
20.6.18 | D.H.4 B5454, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Broke up in flight, New Romney | |
Lt Donald Humphrey Sessions MC (21) killed | |
A Mech 1 Herbert Munton (35) killed | |
21.6.18 | AW F.K.8 C8617, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Spun into ground, South Kilworth, Leics. | |
2Lt Douglas Lavington Little (19) killed | |
21.6.18 | Camel N6608, RAF, Yarmouth |
Came down at sea after engine failure, off Great Yarmouth | |
Lt Robert Christopher Packe (19) drowned | |
21.6.18 | D.H.6 B2758, 14 TDS, Lake Down |
Killed swinging propellor, Lake Down | |
Cpl John Henry Dorman (24) killed | |
21.6.18 | D.H.9 C6082, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Stalled on turn, spun and caught fire, Stonehenge | |
2Lt Leonard Stanley Morck (19) died 26.6.18 | |
Sgt Hubert Crux Minty (19) killed | |
21.6.18 | D.H.9 D1018, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Flying accident while testing Lewis gun, Turnberry | |
Lt Harold Bolton Redler MC (21) killed (pilot) | |
Capt Ian Henry David Henderson MC (21) killed | |
21.6.18 | R.E.8 A3604, 25 TS, Thetford |
Stalled on turn and nose dived, Thetford | |
2Lt James Cameron (18) killed (Canadian) | |
21.6.18 | Short 184 N1685, Seaplane Station, Newhaven |
Hit breakwater and overturned, Newhaven harbour | |
Lt John Frederick Raymond Kitchen (19) drowned | |
2Lt George Cole (26) drowned | |
21.6.18 | Sopwith Camel C103, 5 TS, AFC, Minchinhampton |
Wing collapsed whilst pulling out of dive on target, Minchinhampton | |
2Lt Gilbert Douglas Perry (23) died 29.6.18 | |
22.6.18 | North Sea Airship N.S.3, RAF, East Fortune |
Wrecked at sea in gale, Firth of Forth, off Dunbar | |
Chief Mechanic Charles William Printer (23) drowned | |
Sgt Harry Hodgeson (34) drowned | |
A Mech 2 Stewart Sydney Bishop (18) drowned | |
A Mech 2 John Mosscrop Cranmore (18) drowned | |
A Mech 2 Arthur Henry Page (20) drowned | |
Capt John Sylvester Wheelwright DSC & 5 crew rescued | |
23.6.18 | Camel B7745, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Wing folded back in flight, Lopcombe Corner area | |
2Lt Henry Ernest Warner (25) killed (Canadian) | |
23.6.18 | D.H.9 C6206, 37 TS, Spittlegate |
Crashed off sharp turn near ground, Wyton | |
Mr Lionel Edwin Cass (28) killed | |
Lt Joseph Frederick Byrom injured | |
24.6.18 | Camel B5701, 201 TDS, Cranwell |
Spinning nose dive from 300ft, Cranwell area | |
2Lt Edwin Alec Appleby (18) killed | |
24.6.18 | Camel B6289, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Misjudged distance, lost control and crashed, Whitstable | |
2Lt Ronald George Haye (25) died 25.6.18 | |
25.6.18 | AW F.K.8 C8428, 6 TDS, Boscombe Down |
Caught fire in the air, Poole area | |
2Lt Harry Percival Robinson (18) killed | |
Lt Waldemar Franklin injured | |
25.6.18 | S.E.5A C1776, 28 TS, Hounslow |
Stalled at 200ft, spun and caught fire, Hounslow | |
2Lt George Galloway Cordiner (22) killed | |
25.6.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C3997, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Stalled and nose dived, Upton, Chester | |
2Lt Oscar Oliver Mousley (27) killed (Canadian) | |
26.6.18 | B.E.2e C7066, 48 TS, Waddington |
Hit telegraph post, Waddington area | |
Pvt Ernest Adams (28) killed (USAS) | |
Lt Reginald Charles Proby Ripley injured | |
26.6.18 | Camel C25, 4 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, Freiston |
Spun on low turn, Freiston | |
2Lt John William Dowling (21) killed (Canadian) | |
26.6.18 | Camel E9977, 86 Sqn, Northolt |
Spun into ground from 200ft, Northolt | |
Lt William Edward Ilsley Marshall (22) killed | |
26.6.18 | F.E.2b D9088, 200 NTS, East Retford |
Sideslipped and crashed, Botany Bay Crossing, Babworth, Notts. | |
Lt Raymond de Newburgh Coape-Arnold (26) killed | |
26.6.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C3818, 91 Sqn, Tangmere |
Stalled and nose dived after take-off, Kingsham Farm, Chichester | |
2Lt Marbel Lester Dunham (19) killed (American) | |
28.6.18 | Avro 504 C577, 43 TDS, Chattis Hill |
Stalled on climbing turn, Chattis Hill area | |
2Lt Frederick Clarence Tanner (22) killed (Canadian) | |
Flt Cadet Robert Oswald Standing injured | |
28.6.18 | Avro 504 C745, 49 TS, Doncaster |
Nose dived turning with failing engine, Doncaster | |
Lt George William Slack alias Charles Thomas Holt (34) killed | |
Sgt-Major Charles Smith (31) killed | |
28.6.18 | Camel B7238, 201 TDS, Cranwell |
Spinning nose dive, Cranwell area | |
2Lt Albert Charles Davis (26) killed | |
28.6.18 | Camel D6430, 62 TS, Hounslow |
Lost control and crashed into gunpowder factory building, 1m S of Hounslow | |
2Lt Hugh Stewart McDowall (19) killed | |
28.6.18 | D.H.4 A7952, 125 Sqn, Fowlmere |
Lost speed on low turn and nose dived, Fowlmere | |
2Lt Herbert Alec Heritage (20) killed | |
28.6.18 | ?, RAF, Croydon |
Labourer hit by aeroplane taking off, Croydon | |
Frederick Charles Copeman (47) killed | |
Lt F A Smith unhurt (pilot) | |
29.6.18 | Avro 504J C4383, 2 School of Special Flying, Redcar |
Mechanic hit by aeroplane taking off, Redcar | |
A Mech 2 Henry James Wright (27) killed | |
Lt Alan Vivian Lewis (pilot) | |
29.6.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C3803, 91 Sqn, Tangmere |
Spun into ground off slow turn, Easthampnett | |
2Lt William John Cox (20) killed (Canadian) | |
30.6.18 | Avro 504J B3153, 10 TS, Lilbourne |
Stalled after engine failure, Lilbourne area | |
A Mech 1 Richard Smith (23) killed | |
Lt James McDonald injured | |
30.6.18 | F.E.2b D9780, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Stalled and nose dived after engine failure, Bristol area | |
Sgt Benjamin John Allen (22) died 5.7.18 | |
Lt J R Taylor unhurt (pilot) | |
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