1.7.1918 | D.H.6 C7683, 211 Training Depot Station, Portholme Meadow |
Spun while turning into aerodrome, Portholme Meadow, Huntingdon | |
Lt John Harry Caudell (21) died 8.7.18 | |
1.7.18 | R.E.8 B4069, 47 Training Squadron, Waddington |
Broke up in dive, Waddington area | |
2Lt Leonard Crone (27) killed (Canadian) | |
2.7.18 | Avro 504 D6306, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Dived in off half roll, Joyce Green | |
Flt Cadet Harwood Woodwark Barton (17) killed | |
2.7.18 | B.E.2c 9473, 202 TDS, Cranwell |
Sideslipped on turn and caught fire | |
Probationary Flight Officer William Francis Twohey (22) died 3.7.18 (Canadian) | |
2.7.18 | B.E.2c 9989, 203 TDS, Manston |
Stalled on turn and nose dived, Northdown, St. Peter's, Broadstairs | |
Flt Sgt William Rowland Felton (25) killed | |
2.7.18 | B.E.2e, 15 TS, Spittlegate |
Midair collision with AW F.K.8 B9542, Spittlegate area | |
Lt George Andrew Falconer Henderson (23) died 4.7.18 | |
Lt George Eric Gwynne Craig injured | |
Lt Herbert Huleatt James injured in B9542 | |
2.7.18 | Camel E1446, 36 TS, Montrose |
Pulled out of dive too quickly, Montrose | |
2Lt Thomas Cooke Clarkson (29) killed (Canadian) | |
2.7.18 | F.E.2b D9097, 13 TDS, Ternhill |
Nose dived into ground and caught fire, Ternhill | |
2Lt Edward George Nicholls-Pratt (19) killed | |
2.7.18 | Spad VII A8834, Pool of Pilots, Manston |
Stalled and nose dived, Manston area | |
2Lt Edward Percival John Hull (24) killed | |
3.7.18 | Avro 504 D1638, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Overturned on landing downwind, Christchurch area | |
2Lt Leonard William Messenger (25) died 4.7.18 | |
3.7.18 | Camel C9, 10 TS, att 1 School of Special Flying, Gosport |
Spun into ground from 1200ft, Gosport area | |
2Lt Robert Victor Bartley (30) killed (AFC) | |
3.7.18 | Camel D6680, 2 TDS, Gullane |
Landed in sea after diving on target | |
2Lt William Alexander Hunter (21) drowned | |
3.7.18 | D.H.9 D1001, 117 Sqn, Hucknall |
Spun off turn after engine failure and caught fire, Hucknall | |
2Lt Harry Leonard Prior (24) killed | |
3.7.18 | R.E.8 B5140, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Spun and caught fire, Winchester area | |
2Lt George Hasker Macaskill (28) died 4.7.18 (South African) | |
3.7.18 | R.E.8 C2643, 66 TS, Yatesbury |
Engine stalled and spun, Yatesbury area | |
2Lt Ruben Harold Morton MM (33) killed | |
3.7.18 | R.E.8 E140, 7 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Extension collapsed pulling out of dive, Leighterton | |
Lt George Robert Thompson (26) killed | |
A Mech 1 Sydney Harold Banks-Smith (26) killed | |
4.7.18 | R.E.8 C2641, 16 TS, Yatesbury |
Machine collapsed in spin, Yatesbury area | |
2Lt John Leslie Colbourne (18) killed | |
4.7.18 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter A5990, HMS Glorious |
Crashed into sea on launch, HMS Glorious, Scapa Flow | |
Lt Henry William Adam (22) killed | |
Lt R A Russell unhurt | |
5.7.18 | B.E.2e C7125, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Spun and nose dived, Stonehenge area | |
Flt Cadet Alexander Masterman Harrison (18) killed | |
Lt Dawson Alexander McDonald injured | |
5.7.18 | Camel C171, 62 TS, Hounslow |
Spun off low flat turn, North London | |
Lt Nigel Bernard Whitfeld (27) died 7.7.18 | |
5.7.18 | F.E.2b A1964, 8 TDS, Netheravon |
Stalled on steep turn and spun, Netheravon area | |
Lt James George Moore MM (26) killed | |
5.7.18 | R.E.8 C2521, 16 TS, Yatesbury |
Stalled on low turn, Yatesbury area | |
2Lt Stanley Arthur Burree (25) killed | |
5.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin E4428, 93 Sqn, Tangmere |
Spun off low climbing turn, Tangmere | |
2Lt Richard Lawrence Cotter Barwick (20) killed (Canadian) | |
5.7.18 | Avro 504 D7068, 95 Sqn, North Shotwick |
Instructor killed swinging propeller | |
Lt Charles James Howson (26) killed | |
Flt Cadet David Alex Thompson unhurt | |
6.7.18 | Short 184 N2963, Seaplane Base, Tresco, Isles of Scilly |
Lost at sea after reporting engine trouble, off Cornwall | |
Lt Cyril Wentworth Capes (19) drowned | |
2Lt James Claud Scott Hendry AM (30) drowned | |
6.7.18 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter A5257, Group HQ Turnhouse |
Flat spin on turning downwind | |
2Lt David John James de Villiers (27) killed (South African) | |
Chief Mechanic William Myles Garner (30) killed | |
6.7.18 | Camel B9186, 72 TS, Beverley |
Crashed off low slow turn after engine failure, Beverley | |
2Lt John Hillier Blount (19) killed | |
7.7.18 | R.E.8 D1513, 7 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Stalled and crashed on approach after engine failure, Leighterton | |
Cadet Keith William Stronach (22) killed | |
7.7.18 | R.E.8 D4720, 47 TS, Waddington |
Dived into ground and caught fire, Waddington area | |
2Lt Robert Stanley Edwards (31) killed | |
7.7.18 | Sopwith Pup C308, 189 NTS, Hornchurch |
Came down in River Thames, near Barking | |
Lt William Bruce Ferguson MC (22) drowned (Canadian) | |
8.7.18 | Avro 504 C5843, 207 TDS, Fairlop |
Stalled on climbing turn and spun, Fairlop | |
2Lt Charles Homewood (23) killed | |
8.7.18 | Camel B7295, 201 TDS, Cranwell |
Low-level stunting; hit hedge, crashed and caught fire, Ancaster | |
2Lt Wilfred Walter Meddings (18) killed | |
8.7.18 | D.H.6 B3093, 256 Sqn, Ashington |
Nose dived into hill, near Ashington | |
Lt Jarvis Oldfield McLellan (19) died 10.7.18 (Canadian) | |
A Mech 2 Herbert Suttle (24) killed | |
8.7.18 | D.H.6 C9347, 109 Sqn, Lake Down |
Gun accidentally fired while refuelling, Lake Down | |
A Mech 2 George Arthur Chance (35) died 9.7.18 | |
8.7.18 | Sopwith Pup B7485, 6 TS, Montrose |
Midair collision with Pup C381, Montrose | |
2Lt George Henry Grimshaw (24) killed | |
8.7.18 | Sopwith Pup C381, 6 TS, Montrose |
Midair collision with Pup B7485, Montrose | |
2Lt Leonard Martin Frederick (26) killed (Canadian) | |
8.7.18 | ? |
Sandbag fell from looping aeroplane; hit builder, Brighton | |
George Ralph Sinden (55) killed | |
Lt Stewart (pilot) | |
9.7.18 | Camel B5598, 60 TS, Scampton |
Stalled on low turn after take-off and nose dived, Beverley | |
2Lt Harry Duncan Teetzel (21) died 10.7.18 (Canadian) | |
9.7.18 | Camel B6384, 61 TS, South Carlton |
Collision with D.H.9 C1197 at 3000ft, Lincoln area | |
2Lt Abram Robertson Frye (22) killed (USAS) | |
9.7.18 | D.H.9 C1197, 44 TS, Waddington |
Collision with Sopwith Camel B6384, Lincoln area | |
2Lt Carl Verle Felhauer (21) killed (Canadian) | |
9.7.18 | D.H.6 B2782, 202 TDS, Cranwell |
Stalled, dived into ground and caught fire, Cranwell area | |
Flt Cadet Harry Alexander Nord (19) killed | |
9.7.18 | F.E.2b A5524, 51 Sqn, Marham |
Hit tree while gliding in to land, and caught fire, Marham | |
2Lt James Grant Winks (18) killed | |
9.7.18 | R.E.8 B8871, 13 TS, Yatesbury |
Midair collision, Yatesbury area | |
Capt Frederick Maden (21) killed | |
Lt Edwin Harry Umbers unhurt in 2nd machine | |
Flt Cadet Joseph Curzon unhurt in 2nd machine | |
9.7.18 | S.E.5A C1775, CFS, Upavon |
Midair collision with S.E.5A D6083, Collingbourne Kingston, Wilts. | |
2Lt Richard Carter Pellow (21) killed | |
9.7.18 | S.E.5A D6083, CFS, Upavon |
Midair collision with S.E.5A C1775, Collingbourne Kingston, Wilts. | |
2Lt John Otto Boole (26) killed | |
9.7.18 | Sopwith Pup B5399, 67 TS, North Shotwick |
Midair collision, Shotwick area | |
2Lt Horace Edgar Kingsmill Bray (22) killed (Canadian) | |
10.7.18 | B.E.2e C7032, 126 Sqn, Fowlmere |
Overbanked on low turn and dived into ground, Fowlmere area | |
Flt Cadet Thomas Shanks Macilroy (30) killed | |
12.7.18 | D.H.6 C5482, 125 Sqn, Fowlmere |
Collision with D.H.6 C7258 at 700ft, Fowlmere | |
Flt Cadet George Wycherley (21) killed | |
12.7.18 | D.H.6 C7258, 124 Sqn, Fowlmere |
Collision with D.H.6 C5482 at 700ft, Fowlmere | |
2Lt Osbert Leveson Calverley (19) killed (Canadian) | |
A Mech 1 Percy James Morgan (22) killed | |
12.7.18 | D.H.9 D2787, 202 TDS, Cranwell |
Spun in from 500ft, Cranwell area | |
2Lt William Leonard Lanigan (30) killed (Canadian) | |
12.7.18 | R.E.8 C2236, 13 TS, Yatesbury |
Wings collapsed, nose dived and caught fire, near Chippenham | |
Capt Douglas Ridley Clunes Gabell (20) killed | |
Lt George Frederick Delmar-Williamson (19) killed | |
13.7.18 | B.E.2c 8422, 202 TDS, Cranwell |
Spun off low turn and nose dived, Cranwell area | |
Lt George Powell Armstrong (23) died 15.7.18 (Canadian) | |
2Lt Harold Higgins (21) killed (American) | |
13.7.18 | B.E.2e C7105, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Stalled after take-off and nose dived, Stonehenge | |
Flt Cadet Philip Stephen Ryan (19) killed (Canadian) | |
Lt Thomas Walter Laybourne injured | |
13.7.18 | Bristol Fighter B8937, 1 Torpedo Training Sqn, East Fortune |
Stalled after take-off, spun into ground and caught fire, Catterick | |
2Lt Evan Francis Kerruish (20) killed (Canadian) | |
13.7.18 | R.E.8 C2588, 1 TDS, Wittering |
Nose dived after collision with A.W. 8544, Wittering | |
Lt Ronald Henry Venn Chester (20) killed | |
Sgt James Cormack Mosher (27) killed (USAS) | |
Lt Searle in A.W. | |
13.7.18 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter, HMS Inflexible |
Engine fired while sucking-in, on board HMS Inflexible | |
A Mech 1 Alfred Ernest Brinsmead (41) killed | |
Lt Legget (pilot) | |
14.7.18 | Fairey IIIA N2851, Seaplane Stn Isle of Grain |
Overshot aerodrome, stalled and crashed, Hylton, Sunderland | |
Capt Arthur Leslie Simms DSC (20) killed | |
15.7.18 | Camel B9249, 78 Sqn, Hornchurch |
Fitter struck while swinging propellor, Hornchurch | |
A Mech 1 John Dunbar (29) killed | |
15.7.18 | D.H.4 A7827, 11 TDS, Old Sarum |
Nose dived off flat turn, Old Sarum area | |
2Lt Henry Leopold Breakey (23) killed | |
16.7.18 | Avro 504 C5804, 41 TDS, London Colney |
Midair collision with C5807, east of Napsbury Hospital, London Colney | |
2Lt Robert Ronald Duncan (20) killed | |
16.7.18 | Avro 504 C5807, 41 TDS, London Colney |
Midair collision with C5804, east of Napsbury Hospital, London Colney | |
Flt Cadet Vernon William Graham (24) killed (Canadian) | |
16.7.18 | Bristol Fighter B1259, 45 TDS, Rendcomb |
Nose dived off slow turn with engine trouble, North Cerney | |
Lt Frederick Armatage Hewens (22) killed | |
Lt Donald Malloch McGregor (24) killed | |
16.7.18 | Bristol Fighter C9854, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Stalled in steep low turn and caught fire, New Romney area | |
2Lt Arthur Forbes Rogers (19) killed | |
Flt Cadet Walton Kimball Smith (27) killed (American) | |
16.7.18 | Camel B7456, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Wing folded up and spun into ground, Lopcombe Corner area | |
2Lt Ray Mallett (21) killed (Canadian) | |
16.7.18 | Felixstowe F.2A N4538, Felixstowe |
Heavy landing at night, Felixstowe harbour | |
A Mech 2 Thomas Austin Snell (18) killed (wireless operator) | |
A Mech 3 Clive Metham (18) killed (mechanic) | |
16.7.18 | Short 184 N2804, 408 Flt, Newhaven |
Collided with house near seashore, Bishopstone, Newhaven | |
Lt John Edward Greenwell (23) killed | |
16.7.18 | Sopwith Pup B4159, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Spun into ground, Hooton area | |
2Lt Lawrence Phelps Waite (22) killed (Canadian) | |
17.7.18 | Avro 504 D4436, 29 TS, Hendon |
Midair collision, Gladstone Park, Brondesbury | |
Lt Robin Creswell Carver (41) killed | |
Act Sgt Charles Mullen (29) killed | |
17.7.18 | Camel B5731, 56 TDS, Cranwell |
Broke up in dive, Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet Arthur William Wiltshire Godwin (21) killed | |
17.7.18 | Camel B7820, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Spun attempting dive on ground target, Joyce Green area | |
Capt Claude Robert James Thompson (26) killed (Australian) | |
17.7.18 | Camel E1517, Central Despatch Pool |
Pilot hit by propeller after forced landing; machine destroyed by fire, Lincoln | |
Lt Donald McQuistan Smith (19) died 20.8.18 | |
17.7.18 | Camel F1411, 50 TDS, Eastbourne |
Spun into ground, Eastbourne | |
Lt Ewart Moulton Parsons (19) killed | |
17.7.18 | Camel F2192, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Flew into ground and caught fire, Lopcombe Corner | |
2Lt Henry George Dowsett (24) killed | |
17.7.18 | F.E.2b A5748, 192 NTS, Newmarket |
Stalled on low turn and spun, Newmarket | |
Flt Cadet Joseph Lawrence Smith (24) killed (Canadian) | |
17.7.18 | R.E.8 D4724, 53 TS, Harlaxton |
Spinning nose dive, Harlaxton area | |
Flt Cadet Harold Buckley (19) killed | |
17.7.18 | Sopwith Pup B5992, Pool of Pilots, Manston |
Midair collision, Manston area | |
Sgt Edward Harper Sayers (20) killed | |
17.7.18 | Sopwith Pup, Pool of Pilots, Manston |
Midair collision with B5992, Manston area | |
Sgt John Dudley Bishop (18) killed | |
18.7.18 | Camel E1448, 32 TDS, Montrose |
Undercarriage caught telegraph wires, Montrose | |
2Lt Geoffrey Marriott (19) died 19.7.18 | |
18.7.18 | D.H.6 B3087, 252 Sqn, Seaton Carew |
Spun into ground and caught fire, Seaton Carew | |
Capt Charles David Danby MC (31) killed | |
A Mech 2 Ernest Albert Bannister (34) killed | |
18.7.18 | Short 184 N2927, 406 Flt, Westgate |
Shot down at sea, 4m SW of Kentish Knock | |
2Lt Jack Arthur Horton Pegram (18) killed | |
2Lt Leonard Albert Thrower (24) killed | |
18.7.18 | Short 184 N2937, 406 Flt, Westgate |
Shot down at sea, 4m SW of Kentish Knock | |
2Lt James Garvey Marshall Farrall (25) killed (Canadian) | |
Lt Joseph Albert Edward Vowles (23) killed | |
19.7.18 | Avro 504 B8585, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Collision with Farman N5063 while descending, Eastchurch | |
Lt Richard Milne Collingwood (21) killed | |
Lt Charles Edgar Swannell MM (26) killed (Canadian) | |
19.7.18 | Maurice Farman Shorthorn N5063, Gunnery School, Eastchurch |
Collision with Avro B8585 while ascending, Eastchurch | |
2Lt James Fraser Grady (40) killed | |
Boy Mech Leonard Henry George Sampson (17) killed | |
19.7.18 | Camel B7760, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Dived into ground near Cobham Woods, Kent | |
2Lt Harry Hall Gunther (19) killed (Canadian) | |
19.7.18 | S.E.5A D3556, CFS, Upavon |
Stalled on climbing turn and dived into ground, Upavon | |
2Lt Norman Stanley Ford MC (21) killed | |
19.7.18 | ? |
Bystander hit by aircraft on take-off, Savile Park Recreation Ground, Halifax | |
Arnold Hanson Stancliffe (4) died 20.7.18 | |
20.7.18 | Avro 504 C696, CFS, Upavon |
Collision with S.E.5A B8358 while diving on target, Upavon | |
Lt William Caithness Talbot (25) killed (New Zealander) | |
20.7.18 | S.E.5A B8358, CFS, Upavon |
Collision with Avro C696 while diving on target, Upavon | |
2Lt Sidney James Allan Dodds (28) killed | |
20.7.18 | D.H.6 C7354, 12 TDS, Netheravon |
Lost control in cloud and dived into ground, Netheravon area | |
Flt Cadet Joseph Simpson (19) killed | |
20.7.18 | D.H.9, 44 TS, Waddington |
Stalled at 200ft and crashed, Waddington area | |
2Lt Paul Clifford (21) killed (USAS) | |
20.7.18 | S.E.5A C1809, 143 Sqn, Detling |
Midair collision with C1831, Detling | |
Lt Noel Felix Perris (24) killed | |
20.7.18 | S.E.5A C1831, 143 Sqn, Detling |
Midair collision with C1809, Detling | |
2Lt Thomas Wright (20) killed | |
20.7.18 | S.E.5A C1799, 143 Sqn, Detling |
Stalled in turn and spun, Detling area | |
2Lt David Wilson (20) died 21.7.18 | |
21.7.18 | Bristol Fighter C4788, 44 TDS, Port Meadow |
Spun into ground, Foliejon Park, Winkfield, Berks. | |
Capt Everil Edwin Froneman MC (25) killed (South African) | |
Lt William Fortescue Beachcroft MC (27) killed (South African) | |
21.7.18 | D.H.9 C6125, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Overturned on landing in cornfield, Stonehenge | |
2Lt George Ede Hunt (19) killed | |
Lt Gerard Alphonsus Anthony Le Moine unhurt (pilot) | |
21.7.18 | F.E.2b D9907, 8 TDS, Netheravon |
Stalled on turn after overshooting aerodrome and spun into ground, Netheravon | |
Lt Earle Markee Scovil MM (21) killed (Canadian) | |
Flt Cadet George William Ashley Beet (18) killed | |
21.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C4138, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Spun into sands off flat turn, River Mersey | |
2Lt Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald English (26) killed (American) | |
22.7.18 | Bristol Fighter C861, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Hit tree while low-flying, crashed and caught fire, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth | |
Major Reginald John Lowcock DSO MC (21) killed | |
Capt Paul Godfrey Kenneth Bridgwood injured | |
22.7.18 | S.E.5A D398, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Stalled on take-off, nose dived and caught fire, Marske | |
2Lt Francois Joseph Belley MC AFC (24) killed (Canadian) | |
23.7.18 | Camel B5595, 1 TS, Beaulieu |
Crashed, Beaulieu | |
2Lt Aladdin Richard De Lay (25) killed | |
23.7.18 | D.H.9 C1321, 9 TDS, Shawbury |
Broke up pulling out of dive, Shawbury | |
Lt Robert Bishop Slade (26) killed | |
Flt Sgt Frank Allsopp (19) killed | |
23.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C8128, 34 TDS, Scampton |
Stalled in turn and spun, Scampton area | |
Lt Benson Charles Fox (22) killed (Canadian) | |
23.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin D3700, 90 Sqn, Brockworth |
Wing folded back while pulling out of dive, Brockworth | |
Lt Malcolm Cotton Brown (19) killed (American) | |
24.7.18 | Camel C6735, Fleet Practice Stn/HMS Tiger, Turnhouse |
Spun after engine choked | |
Lt John Ivor Arthur Rossington Barnett (19) killed | |
24.7.18 | D.H.6 C3506, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Collision with C6602 at 200ft while landing, Stamford | |
2Lt William Norman Miles (24) killed | |
24.7.18 | D.H.6 C6602, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Collision with C3506 at 200ft while landing, Stamford | |
Capt Malcolm Mackay Macleod (23) killed | |
Flt Cadet Robert Jennings (20) killed | |
24.7.18 | D.H.9 B7608, 55 TDS, Manston |
Wing folded back and dived into sea, Thanet area | |
Flt Cadet Thomas Turner Whitley (18) killed | |
A Mech 1 Alfred Capes (32) killed | |
24.7.18 | R.E.8 A3479, 35 TDS, Thetford |
Crashed after wing breakage, Thetford | |
Flt Cadet Duncan Garden (19) killed | |
24.7.18 | Sopwith Pup 9946, Grand Fleet School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery, East Fortune |
Spun into ground from 2000ft, Crow Wood, near Markle, East Lothian | |
2Lt Frederick Alfred Cash (22) killed (Canadian) | |
24.7.18 | L & P Biplane, London & Provincial Aviation Co. |
Experimental parachute failed to deploy, Hanworth Park, Feltham | |
Edwin Boyle (22) killed | |
Capt Arthur Payze (pilot) | |
25.7.18 | North Sea Airship N.S.10, Kingsnorth Airship Constructional Station |
Rigger suffocated by hydrogen gas in shed, Kingsnorth | |
A Mech 3 George Cecil Baden Pendleton (18) killed | |
25.7.18 | Bristol Fighter B8917, School of Special Flying, Lilbourne |
Stalled on turn, spun and caught fire, Lilbourne | |
Col Ralph Harold Austin-Sparks (37) killed | |
25.7.18 | Camel E1420, 54 TDS, Fairlop |
Spun off slow turn, Fairlop | |
2Lt William Meff (22) killed | |
25.7.18 | F.E.2b A6596, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Spun into ground, Stonehenge area | |
2Lt George Bampfield McSweeny (23) killed (Canadian) | |
Flt Cadet Clement Charles Haskew (20) killed | |
25.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin E4437, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Wing folded up while diving at raft target | |
2Lt John David Dunbar (20) killed (Canadian) | |
25.7.18 | Spad VII A9151, 30 TDS, Northolt |
Low-level stunting; spun into ground, Northolt | |
Lt Cecil James Fowler (20) killed | |
26.7.18 | Bristol Fighter B1179, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Stalled on overshoot, sideslipped and caught fire, Marske | |
Lt Dermot O'Neil Driscoll (27) died 13.8.18 | |
26.7.18 | D.H.6 B3042, 8 TDS, Netheravon |
Stalled and nose dived after engine failure, Netheravon | |
Flt Cadet George Ruple Wallace McAdam (27) killed (American) | |
Boy Percival Frederick Roberts (17) killed | |
26.7.18 | F.E.2b A5575, 200 NTS, East Retford |
Stalled on low turn and spun, East Retford | |
Flt Cadet Edward Alfred White (18) killed | |
26.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C4065, 34 TDS, Scampton |
Caught fire at 300ft and dived into ground, Scampton | |
Lt Joseph Harold Cartwright (19) killed | |
27.7.18 | Avro 504 '6182', 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Midair collision with Avro 504 D8834 while carrying out fighting practice, Joyce Green area | |
Flt Cadet Charles David Brown (18) killed | |
Lt George Edward Taylor injured in D8834 | |
27.7.18 | R.E.8 B5029, 36 TDS, Yatesbury |
Collision with R.E.8 E152, near Devizes | |
2Lt Robert Emmett Gorman (31) killed (American) | |
27.7.18 | R.E.8 E152, 36 TDS, Yatesbury |
Collision with R.E.8 B5029, near Devizes | |
2Lt Reuben John Davidson (20) killed | |
27.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin E4447, 91 Sqn, Tangmere |
Wing folded back, crashed and caught fire, Tangmere | |
Lt George Arthur Lipsett (22) killed (Canadian) | |
28.7.18 | Avro 504K D8832, 53 TDS, Dover |
Lost speed in turn, stalled and nose dived, Swingate Downs, Dover | |
2Lt John Arnold Shepherd (23) killed | |
28.7.18 | Avro 504 E1744, 46 TDS, South Carlton |
Stalled on take-off and nose dived, South Carlton | |
Lt Harold Edward Bellamy (27) killed | |
Lt Alexander Taylor Duncan injured | |
28.7.18 | B.E.2e A1391, 9 TDS, Shawbury |
Spun in and caught fire, Shawbury area | |
Flt Cadet Clarence Edwin Brown (18) killed | |
28.7.18 | Camel B5582, CFS, Upavon |
Failed to recover from spin, Upavon area | |
2Lt Allan Gibbs Ridout (19) killed (Canadian) | |
28.7.18 | Camel C1646, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Wing broke in flight, Stockbridge | |
2Lt Thomas Gordon Edgcombe Alder (26) killed | |
28.7.18 | R.E.8 D4876, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Spun off flat turn, Stamford area | |
2Lt Leslie Barron (22) killed | |
28.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin E4449, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Wing folded back during aerobatics, Beaulieu | |
Capt Tone Hippolyte Bayetto (26) killed | |
28.7.18 | Bristol Fighter B1331, 39 Sqn, North Weald |
Crashed after parachute flare ignited, Epping Forest | |
Flt Cdr Owen Vincent Thomas (23) died 29.7.18 | |
2Lt Albany Francis Cairns (18) died 29.7.18 | |
29.7.18 | Avro 504 D7660, 54 TDS, Fairlop |
Collision with Camel F2104, Fairlop | |
2Lt Harold Blake Hatcher (23) killed | |
Sgt Arnold Ralph Bean (19) killed | |
29.7.18 | Camel F2104, 54 TDS, Fairlop |
Collision with Avro 504 D7660, Fairlop | |
2Lt Laurie Bell (19) killed | |
29.7.18 | Camel D9493, 189 NTS, Hornchurch |
Stalled in turn and nose dived | |
2Lt Frederick William Cannon (22) died 2.8.18 | |
29.7.18 | D.H.9 C1256, 44 TS, Waddington |
Wing collapsed during aerial firing practice, Waddington area | |
Flt Cadet Charles Frederic Fesser (23) killed (Canadian) | |
29.7.18 | D.H.9 D3118, 55 TDS, Manston |
Stalled on turn and spun into ground, near Canterbury - Ramsgate road | |
A Mech 2 George Frederick Frost (20) died 30.7.18 | |
Flt Cadet Reginald Trelawny Wickham injured | |
29.7.18 | D.H.9 D5611, 119 Sqn, Duxford |
Stalled and spun with failing engine, Duxford | |
2Lt James Stewart Ross (22) killed | |
2Lt David Rees Evans (19) killed | |
29.7.18 | R.E.8 B5132, 9 TS, Sedgeford |
Low-speed turn resulted in nose dive, Sedgeford area | |
2Lt John Todd (19) killed | |
29.7.18 | R.E.8 C2385, 20 TS, Harlaxton |
Spun into ground, Buckminster | |
2Lt Arthur Moulton Cross (23) killed | |
29.7.18 | R.E.8 C2397, 9 TDS, Shawbury |
Spun and caught fire, Shawbury | |
2Lt Joseph Arthur Freeman (23) killed | |
29.7.18 | ?, W/T Establishment, Biggin Hill |
Mowing machine hit by descending aeroplane, Cudham Lodge Farm, Cudham, Kent | |
John Singleton (57) killed | |
Sgt Davis injured | |
Lt Ronald Henry Nixon unhurt | |
30.7.18 | Avro 504 D6361, 13 TDS, Ternhill |
Crashed after pilot fell out at top of loop, Spoonley, near Market Drayton | |
Major Cuthbert Everard Brisley (32) killed | |
Pte 2 Fred Lythgoe (18) killed | |
30.7.18 | B.E.2d A1816, 37 TS, Spittlegate |
Stalled on climbing turn and nose dived, Spittlegate area | |
Capt Edward March Lugard (23) killed | |
2Lt John Dunn injured | |
30.7.18 | B.E.12 C3235, 39 Sqn, North Weald |
Caught fire in the air and crashed, North Weald area | |
Lt Charles Henry Jordan (28) died 31.7.18 | |
30.7.18 | Camel B3901, CFS, Upavon |
Stalled on S turn and spun, Upavon | |
Flt Cadet William George H Carradine (26) killed | |
30.7.18 | Handley Page O/400 C9679, 8 TDS, Netheravon |
Crashed and caught fire after control lost landing at night, Sidbury Hill, near Netheravon | |
Flt Cadet Oscar Fisher (28) killed | |
30.7.18 | Sopwith Dolphin D3670, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Stalled and spun into ground, Hooton Park | |
2Lt Philip Reginald Easton (19) killed | |
31.7.18 | Avro 504 D7057, 51 TDS, North Shotwick |
Rigger struck by propellor, North Shotwick | |
A Mech 2 George Womack (32) killed | |
2Lt Frank Pierce Little (pilot) | |
31.7.18 | Camel B7388, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Stalled on turn and spun into ground, Beaulieu area | |
2Lt John Lindsay Morrison (24) killed (Canadian) | |
31.7.18 | Camel D8226, 3 Fighting School, Bircham Newton |
Stalled attempting forced landing, near Thornham practice bombing range | |
2Lt Horace George Richard Boyt (19) killed | |
31.7.18 | Camel E9973, 51 TDS, North Shotwick |
Crashed out of control, Shotwick area | |
2Lt Gordon McLeish (25) killed | |
31.7.18 | Felixstowe F.2A N4305, Yarmouth |
Shot down by enemy seaplanes, off Lowestoft | |
Pte Ronald Richard Nelson Cooper (18) killed | |
Pte William Harry Douglas Dingley (19) killed | |
Capt Edward Ashort Mossop rescued | |
Lt George Frederick Hodson rescued | |
Pte Greenwood rescued | |
31.7.18 | Coastal Airship C.25, RAF, Longside |
Lost at sea, 60m E of Aberdeen | |
Capt Harry Robert Hopperton (27) killed | |
Cpl Louis Gray Faiers (26) killed | |
A Mech 1 Arthur Groves Groves (25) killed | |
A Mech 2 Edward Kiddle Adkinson (25) killed | |
1.8.18 | Avro 504K D2002, 56 TDS, Cranwell |
Stalled on turn with failing engine, Cranwell | |
Capt John Champain Tanner (21) killed | |
Lt Edwin George Amatt injured | |
1.8.18 | Bristol Fighter A7262, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Midair collision with C4798, New Romney | |
2Lt John Samuel Morbey (22) killed | |
Sgt Frank Thomas Hoskins (20) killed | |
1.8.18 | Bristol Fighter C4798, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Midair collision with A7262, New Romney | |
2Lt Henry Stokes Richards (24) killed (New Zealander) | |
Flt Cadet George Finney (18) killed | |
2.8.18 | Avro 504J C4320, 46 TDS, South Carlton |
Stalled on low climbing turn, Lincoln area | |
Sgt William James Leslie Williams (25) died 18.8.18 | |
2.8.18 | Camel B2435, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Firing at ground target; spun and dived into Dartford Creek | |
Lt Charles Henry Williams (22) killed | |
2.8.18 | R.E.8 D1551, 10 TDS, Harling Road |
Stalled on low turn and caught fire, Harling Road area | |
2Lt William Amos Norris Butler (27) killed (Canadian) | |
3.8.18 | Camel N6636, RAF Kirkwall |
Nose dived off low turn, Clestrain, Orphir, Orkney | |
Lt James Percival Walker (24) killed | |
3.8.18 | D.H.6 C9337, 37 TDS, Yatesbury |
Hit hillside in fog, Yatesbury area | |
Sgt Frank Bernard Brown (19) killed | |
3.8.18 | R.E.8 C2678, 36 TDS, Yatesbury |
Stalled on turn after engine failure on take-off, Yatesbury | |
2Lt Edward McEvoy (25) died 4.8.18 | |
4.8.18 | Avro 504 D7649, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Midair collision with Sopwith Pup D4176 in formation, Beaulieu area | |
Sgt Patrick Jack Hogan (20) killed | |
Lt William Jones injured in Pup | |
4.8.18 | Camel E1419, 54 TDS, Fairlop |
Crashed after opening up engine on landing, Wick Meadow, Little Wakering, Essex | |
2Lt Sidney Arthur Grimwade (23) killed | |
4.8.18 | Spad VII A9154, 41 TDS, London Colney |
Stalled on turn while low-stunting, crashed and caught fire, Park Lodge, Iver Heath | |
2Lt Douglas Fraser Mackenzie (24) killed (Canadian) | |
5.8.18 | Avro 504 D6223, 38 TDS, Tadcaster |
Dived into ground while lost, Whitley Bridge, Yorks. | |
Flt Cadet David Gibbs (20) died 8.8.18 | |
5.8.18 | Camel N6620, 273 Sqn, Burgh Castle |
Failed to return from hostile aircraft patrol, North Sea | |
Lt George Frederick Hodson (19) killed | |
5.8.18 | D.H.9 D5802, RAF, Yarmouth |
Failed to return from hostile aircraft patrol, North Sea | |
Capt Douglas Graeme Burness Jardine MC (24) killed (South African) | |
Lt Edward Richard Munday (31) killed (Canadian) | |
5.8.18 | Sopwith Dolphin D3698, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Spun off turn after take-off and caught fire, Hooton Park | |
2Lt Allan John Brian Meikle (18) killed | |
5.8.18 | Zeppelin L70, Kaiserliche Marine |
Shot down by Major Egbert Cadbury & Capt Robert Leckie, 8m N of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk | |
22 crew killed: | |
Fregattenkapitän Peter Strasser (42), Führer der Luftschiffe | |
Kapitänleutnant Johannes von Lossnitzer (29) | |
Leutnant zur See Kurt Krüger | |
Maat d. L. A. der Reserve Adam Johann Anstatt (28) | |
Obersignalmaat der Seewehr II Hermann Barnick (34) | |
Funkentelegraphenmaat Paul Johannes Berndt-Naleweiske (26) | |
Maschinenmaat Wilhelm Bernt (23) | |
Maschinenmaat Karl Heinrich Christof Blöcker (25) | |
Bootsmannsmaat Adolf Grube (26) | |
Maschinenmaat Georg Franz Hartmann (22) | |
Maat d. L. A. der Seewehr I Hugo Hellmich (32) | |
Steuermann Max Hormann (31) | |
Bootsmannsmaat der Reserve Ernst Hoynk (31) | |
Maschinenmaat Detlef Kähler (26) | |
Obersegelmachersmaat Bruno Kuhnt (30) | |
Signalmaat der Reserve Peter Lorch (29) | |
Maschinenmaat Heinrich Meyer (26) | |
Maschinenmaat Hans Nagat (23) | |
Maschinenmaat Ludwig Schäfers (25) | |
Maschinist Lüppo Sikken Schmidt (35) | |
Obermaschinenmaat Robert Schulte (32) | |
Maschinenmaat Karl Wendelborg (33) | |
6.8.18 | Bristol Fighter C4698, 33 Sqn, Kirton in Lindsey |
Overturned on forced landing during night air raid, Atwick, E Yorks. | |
Lt Frank Alyn Benitz (25) killed (Argentine) | |
2Lt Henry Lloyd Williams injured | |
6.8.18 | Camel B7300, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Stalled on flat turn and spun into ground, Eastchurch | |
Lt Thomas Frederick Kesterton (26) killed | |
6.8.18 | Camel E7139, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Dived into ground, Lopcombe Corner area | |
Sgt William Morrison Urquhart (25) killed | |
6.8.18 | D.H.6 C7253, 35 TDS, Thetford |
Stalled on low turn and spun, Thetford area | |
Cadet John Milward (19) killed | |
6.8.18 | Sopwith Pup B7513, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Shot down by another machine carrying out target practice, Hooton Park area | |
2Lt James Frank Roscoe (19) killed | |
2Lt Fowler Wesley Barker in 2nd machine | |
7.8.18 | Camel D6683, 189 NTS, Hornchurch |
Spun off tight turn, Hornchurch | |
2Lt Neville Metcalfe (23) killed | |
7.8.18 | Camel F2017, 188 NTS, Throwley |
Broke up in flight, Kent | |
2Lt Mowbray Nourse Cloete (18) killed (Rhodesian) | |
7.8.18 | R.E.8 C2394, 52 TDS, Cramlington |
Lost speed in low turn, nose dived and caught fire, Cramlington | |
2Lt Reginald Goodburn (19) killed | |
7.8.18 | Avro 504K D9299, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe |
Spectators hit while attempting to take off from field, Terling, Essex | |
Mrs Edith Emily White (37) killed | |
Miss Edith Jay (24) died 9.8.18 | |
Sgt Frederick James Hellyer DCM MSM injured (pilot) | |
A Mech 1 Wilfred Widdall injured | |
Miss Hilda Bright injured | |
Miss Mary Sharpe injured | |
Miss Maud Thurgood injured | |
Mrs Ada Wager injured | |
8.8.18 | Camel E9975, 62 TS, Hounslow |
Spun into ground, Hounslow | |
Capt William Barrie Young (24) killed | |
8.8.18 | D.H.9 D2919, 2 Aircraft Acceptance Park, Hendon |
Crashed on delivery flight to France, Dover area | |
Lt Charles Richard Perring (23) died 9.8.18 | |
8.8.18 | R.E.8 B5131, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Spun from 2000ft and caught fire, Easton-on-the-Hill area | |
2Lt Charles Robert Plant (18) killed | |
2Lt Harry Goosey (24) killed | |
9.8.18 | Camel F2205, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Dived into sea while firing at target, off Pitts Deep, The Solent | |
Lt Peter Wolferstan Rylands (19) drowned | |
10.8.18 | B.E.2e C6915, 59 TS, Rendcomb |
Structural failure pulling out of dive, Scrubditch Farm, North Cerney | |
Sgt Frederick Joseph Ivins (22) killed | |
10.8.18 | Camel C27, 4 Fighting School, Freiston |
Spun off low turn, Freiston | |
2Lt Sidney Ralph Pragnell (19) killed | |
10.8.18 | Camel E9970, 53 TDS, Dover |
Lost speed in turn; spun into ground from 300ft, Dover | |
Capt Roderick Oswald Corderoy Macdonald MC (25) killed | |
10.8.18 | D.H.6 C6841, 35 TDS, Thetford |
Over-banked and dived into ground, Soham, Cambridgeshire | |
2Lt John McGibbon (18) killed | |
10.8.18 | R.E.8 D4765, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Wings folded back pulling out of dive, Stamford | |
Flt Cadet Frank Albert Gardner (21) killed | |
Pvt Ronald Bathe McNeill (21) killed (USAS) | |
10.8.18 | ?, 10 TDS, Harling Road |
Pony rider hit by aeroplane taking off from field, Heacham, Norfolk | |
Pte Frederick William Arundel Graver (18) killed | |
Capt William Morrice unhurt | |
2Lt Bark unhurt | |
11.8.18 | Avro 504 E1719, 51 TDS, North Shotwick |
Midair collision, Shotwick | |
Lt Leonard Sowersby Morange (22) killed (American) | |
Flt Cadet Robert Oughtibridge (18) killed | |
11.8.18 | Avro 504K E2932, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Midair collision with Sopwith Pup D4106, Hooton Park | |
Lt Malcolm Saunders Pettitt (19) killed | |
Flt Cadet Cyril Bromilow Cook injured | |
Flt Cadet William Peedie Lund injured in Pup | |
11.8.18 | Camel E5129, 112 Sqn, Throwley |
Bystander hit by machine while stunting, Throwley | |
Lt Francis Cyril Churchill Manley (21) killed | |
Lt William Casson injured (pilot) | |
11.8.18 | F.E.2b C9793, 36 Sqn, Ashington |
Night-flying; stalled and dived into ground, Ashington | |
Lt Alexander Wald MC (25) killed (Australian) | |
11.8.18 | F.E.2b D9130, 12 TDS, Netheravon |
Stalled turning into aerodrome after engine failure, Netheravon | |
2Lt Ira William Hathaway (24) killed (Canadian) | |
11.8.18 | R.E.8 A4178, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Spun off flat turn and burnt, Worthy Down | |
Lt Edward Campbell Latto (19) killed | |
11.8.18 | S.E.5A D363, 6 TS, AFC, Minchinhampton |
Wings collapsed pulling out of dive on target, Minchinhampton | |
2Lt Oscar Dudley Shepherd (31) killed | |
12.8.18 | Camel C8329, 2 TDS, Gullane |
Failed to recover from spin, E Scotland | |
2Lt George Wesley MacAllister (20) killed (Canadian) | |
12.8.18 | Camel D6676, 32 TDS, Montrose |
Wings collapsed pulling out of dive; crashed in sea, Montrose area | |
2Lt Joseph Cangiamila (22) drowned (American) | |
12.8.18 | F.E.2b, 36 Sqn, Seaton Carew |
Spun off steep bank near the ground at night, Seaton Carew area | |
2Lt Francis William Pounsett Reynolds (25) died 13.8.18 | |
Flt Cadet Percy Frederick Watson (18) killed | |
12.8.18 | G.A.C. flying boat, 209 TDS, Lee-on-Solent |
Nose dived into sea, Lee-on-Solent area | |
2Lt Cyril Osiris Morrison (20) killed (Canadian) | |
12.8.18 | R.E.8 D6713, 125 Sqn, Fowlmere |
Spun while making turn, Fowlmere | |
Flt Cadet Claude John Howard Rawlings (21) killed | |
12.8.18 | Sopwith Dolphin D3773, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Lost control in turn during firing practice, Marske area | |
Lt Roy Wesley Kerr (23) killed (Canadian) | |
13.8.18 | Avro 504 D4464, 2 TDS, Gullane |
Collision with Avro D4463 during formation flight, E Scotland | |
Flt Cadet Donald Albert Parr (20) killed | |
Lt Albert Reginald Mobbs injured in D4463 | |
13.8.18 | Avro 504 D7788, 8 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Stalled on climbing turn, Leighterton | |
2Lt Robert Alexander Dunn (24) killed | |
Capt Robert William McKenzie MC injured | |
13.8.18 | D.H.6 B3059, 36 TDS, Yatesbury |
Collided in the air with another machine which was landing | |
Capt Thomas Phillips (23) died 19.8.18 | |
Flt Cadet Albert Edward Horn injured | |
13.8.18 | D.H.9 D5621, 49 TDS, Catterick |
Stalled on turn at 500ft with failing engine and spun | |
2Lt Ronald Stewart Murray (21) died 14.8.18 (Canadian) | |
14.8.18 | Camel B7263, 4 Fighting School, Freiston |
Spun into sea while diving on ground target, The Wash | |
2Lt John Freele Meek (25) killed (Canadian) | |
14.8.18 | Camel C170, 42 TS, Wye |
Spun off half roll at 800ft, Boughton Corner Farm, Wye | |
Lt Joseph Paul Agnew MC (22) killed | |
14.8.18 | D.H.6 B3021, 244 Sqn, Bangor |
Missing after engine failure on sea patrol, Irish Sea | |
Lt John Ritchie Johnstone (19) killed | |
14.8.18 | D.H.6 C7867, 48 TS, Waddington |
Stalled on turn and spun, Lincoln area | |
Flt Cadet Eric Kingsley Young Jennings (19) died 18.8.18 | |
Lt Allan Roberts Gibson injured | |
14.8.18 | Sopwith Pup B7506, 6 TS, AFC, Minchinhampton |
Failed to recover from dive, Minchinhampton | |
2Lt Cecil Charles Lewis (22) killed | |
14.8.18 | Kite Balloon, 16 Balloon Base, Merifield, Torpoint |
Caught in balloon wire; thrown into sea off destroyer HMS Morning Star | |
Lt Albert Edward Saville (28) drowned | |
15.8.18 | B.E.2e C7086, 45 TDS, Rendcomb |
Stalled whilst gliding and crashed, Top Farm, Barnsley, 4m NE of Cirencester | |
Pvt Philip Thomas Mulvaney (20) killed (USAS) | |
2Lt Armand Wilfred Laurier Beauchamp injured (Pilot, Canadian) | |
15.8.18 | R.E.8 C2328, 36 TDS, Yatesbury |
Stalled on turn, spun and nose dived, Yatesbury | |
Lt Henry Bernard Wilson (27) killed | |
15.8.18 | Sopwith Snipe E7998, 41 TDS, London Colney |
Failed to recover from spin, London Colney | |
Capt Roderick Leopold Keller MC (25) killed | |
16.8.18 | Camel B7240, 4 Fighting School, Freiston |
Wings broke off while diving in formation, came down in North Sea | |
2Lt Chesley McLean (21) killed (Canadian) | |
16.8.18 | D.H.9 C2163, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Stalled and spun, Maiden Castle, Dorchester | |
2Lt William Fernley Maker (26) killed | |
Sgt Sidney Chapman injured | |
16.8.18 | R.E.8 B7695, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Stalled on low turn and spun, Stamford | |
2Lt Richard Welbury Shuttleworth (24) killed | |
2Lt Edward Morton Drummond injured (pilot) | |
16.8.18 | R.E.8 D6742, 35 TDS, Thetford |
Spun off flat turn after take-off, Thetford | |
Flt Cadet Ronald Cunningham (18) killed | |
16.8.18 | S.E.5A C1756, 30 TDS, Northolt |
Wing folded back in flight, Northolt | |
2Lt Callum Craig Munro Bell (19) killed | |
16.8.18 | 23X-class airship R27, "N" Airship Station, Howden |
Caught fire in shed, Howden | |
Pte 1 Austin William Hicks (20) killed | |
17.8.18 | B.E.2e 7130, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Hit tree attempting forced landing in field with cattle, Devizes area | |
Flt Cadet Harry Thomas Daniel (18) killed | |
Sgt Clifford Norman Tabiner unhurt (pilot) | |
17.8.18 | Camel C1660, 28 TDS, Weston-on-the-Green |
Spun attempted forced landing, Weston-on-the-Green | |
2Lt George Bertram Scott (22) killed (Canadian) | |
17.8.18 | Camel F4179, 43 TDS, Chattis Hill |
Stalled on gliding turn and spun, Chattis Hill area | |
2Lt Frederick Colier Robinson (25) killed (Canadian) | |
17.8.18 | D.H.9 B9341, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Stalled turning on approach, spun and burst into flames, Marske | |
Sgt Thomas Sprowell Robinson (19) died 18.8.18 | |
Flt Cadet Henry Warburton Williams (18) killed | |
18.8.18 | Camel B9330, 42 TS, Wye |
Failed to recover from spin, Wye | |
Flt Cadet Frank Broadhead (21) killed | |
18.8.18 | Camel C6746, 8 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Collision with Pup D4170 during dogfight training, Shipton Moyne | |
2Lt Douglas Abbott Ferguson (29) killed | |
18.8.18 | Sopwith Pup D4170, 8 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Collision with Camel C6746 during dogfight training, Shipton Moyne | |
Lt Harry Taylor MC MM (30) killed | |
19.8.18 | Avro 504K E2929, 57 TDS, Cranwell |
Midair collision with D.H.6 B2787 (or B2783?), Cranwell | |
2Lt Clarence Edward Sherlock (23) killed (Canadian) | |
Cadet Snowden Appleton Scott (18) killed | |
19.8.18 | D.H.6 B2787, 58 TDS, Cranwell |
Midair collision with Avro 504K E2929, Cranwell | |
Lt Norman Cecil Sanderson Campbell (26) killed (South African) | |
Flt Cadet Charles Edward Wiltshire (18) killed | |
19.8.18 | Bristol Fighter C4675, 44 TDS, Port Meadow |
Spun in turn at 100ft after take-off, Wytham, Oxford | |
2Lt Cecil John Buckland (23) killed | |
19.8.18 | Camel B9212, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Spun into sea after diving on target, 2m S of Turnberry | |
2Lt Raymond Hinton Grove (26) killed (AFC) | |
19.8.18 | D.H.9 D491, 6 TDS, Boscombe Down |
Spun from 500ft and caught fire, Yatesbury | |
2Lt Marcus Erald Rowe (24) killed (American) | |
19.8.18 | Handley Page O/400 D4593, 14 Aircraft Acceptance Park, Castle Bromwich |
Crashed after fabric stripped from wing, Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire | |
Lt Robert Edward Andrew MacBeth (28) killed (Canadian) | |
Lt Frederick James Bravery (22) killed | |
A Mech 1 James Benjamin May (41) killed | |
A Mech 2 Horace Simmonds (30) killed | |
A Mech 2 Albert James Winrow (19) killed | |
A Mech 3 George Greenland (22) killed | |
A Mech 3 Charles William Offord (18) killed | |
19.8.18 | R.E.8 A4205, RAE, Farnborough |
Crashed after wing collapsed at 3000ft, Arborfield, Berks. | |
Capt Oswald Horsley MC (25) killed | |
Capt Hugh Archibald Renwick (27) killed | |
20.8.18 | Avro 504 B8691, 47 TDS, Doncaster |
Nose dived off flat turn and caught fire, Doncaster | |
Lt James Benjamin Wallace Wolstenholme (23) killed | |
20.8.18 | Bristol Fighter C826, 44 TDS, Port Meadow |
Collision with Bristol Fighter C759 during aerial fighting practice, Elsfield, Oxford | |
Lt Edwin Herbert Westmoreland (23) killed (Australian) | |
20.8.18 | Bristol Fighter C759, 44 TDS, Port Meadow |
Collision with Bristol Fighter C826 during aerial fighting practice, Elsfield, Oxford | |
2Lt Joseph Packer (21) killed | |
20.8.18 | Camel E4414, Fleet Practice Stn Turnhouse |
Crashed into building near aerodrome after engine failure, Turnhouse | |
Lt Grahame Heath AFC (18) killed | |
21.8.18 | Avro 504 D6319, 21 TDS, Driffield |
Mechanic struck by propellor when engine started unexpectedly, Driffield | |
A Mech 2 Harvey Cooper Oates (19) killed | |
21.8.18 | Camel B6446, 50 TDS, Eastbourne |
Failed to recover from spin, Hankham, near Eastbourne | |
Lt Charles Albert Manzetti (25) killed | |
21.8.18 | Felixstowe F.2A N4546, Seaplane Station Felixstowe |
Lost control in bank due to engine failure; crashed in sea, Felixstowe | |
2Lt Reginald Henry Bullock (18) drowned (Canadian) | |
2Lt Walter Pendleton injured | |
Lt Arthur Woods unhurt (pilot) | |
2Lt Douglas Montague Crater unhurt | |
A Mech 2 Robert Joseph Kinslow unhurt | |
21.8.18 | R.E.8 C2642, 37 TDS, Yatesbury |
Dived through low cloud to locate position and hit sea, off Southbourne, Hants. | |
Lt Thomas Brownrigg (29) drowned | |
A Mech 2 William James Charles Reeves injured | |
22.8.18 | Avro 504A D1624, 50 TDS, Eastbourne |
Spun turning back after engine failure, Eastbourne | |
Flt Cadet Robert Kirkwood Galloway (23) died 23.8.18 | |
22.8.18 | Camel F4180, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Dived into ground, Beaulieu area | |
2Lt Sidney Foley Case (19) killed | |
22.8.18 | R.E.8 C4598, 35 TDS, Thetford |
Hit top wing of stationary R.E.8 while taking off, Thetford | |
Lt Eric Edwin Carpenter (19) died 24.8.18 (pilot) | |
Lt Arthur Bailey Bentinck Palmer (27) died 23.8.18 | |
22.8.18 | R.E.8 D4980, 1 TDS, Stamford |
Wings folded up in spin, Stamford area | |
2Lt William Howard Scribbins (18) killed | |
22.8.18 | ? |
Onlooker hit by propeller of departing aeroplane, Bubwith Ings, E Yorks. | |
Mrs Annie Brittain (74) killed | |
23.8.18 | Avro 504 F2209, 34 TDS, Scampton |
Tail broke pulling out of dive, Scampton area | |
Cadet Leonard Percy Squire (19) killed | |
23.8.18 | D.H.6 F3400, 252 Sqn, Tynemouth |
Wings failed pulling out of dive, Tynemouth | |
Lt Alfred Gresham Blundell (19) killed | |
23.8.18 | D.H.9 C1334, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Midair collision during fighting practice, Drakemyre, Ayrshire | |
2Lt Archibald McFarlan (26) killed | |
Flt Cadet Andrew Anderson Hepburn (18) killed | |
23.8.18 | R.E.8 A4510, 36 TDS, Yatesbury |
Sideslipped turning to land, Yatesbury | |
2Lt Frank Rupert Hayward (19) killed | |
23.8.18 | R.E.8 C2428, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Nose dived off flat turn on approach, Duxford | |
Lt Frank Albert Frederick Hampton (23) killed | |
23.8.18 | Avro 504 D6309, 42 TS, Hounslow |
Struck by propeller while starting engine, Hounslow | |
2Lt Gerald Wilfred Francis Clarke (18) killed | |
24.8.18 | Avro 504 D7751, 32 TDS, Montrose |
Lost control and dived into ground | |
Flt Cadet James Arthur Leonard Lazenby (20) died 19.10.18 | |
24.8.18 | AW F.K.8 B4196, 6 TDS, Boscombe Down |
Lost height in flat turn and struck ground, Andover area | |
2Lt Stanley Charles Booth (26) killed | |
24.8.18 | AW F.K.8 D5055, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Spun off low flat turn, Worthy Down area | |
Lt Frederick Arthur Lygo (20) died 25.8.18 | |
Sgt Samuel Rollinson Jepson injured | |
24.8.18 | Camel C108, 7 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Spun turning at low altitude, Leighterton | |
2Lt Sydney Charles Fry (22) killed | |
24.8.18 | R.E.8 D4977, 7 TS, AFC, Leighterton |
Stalled and spun on approach, Leighterton | |
Cadet Roy Nelson Pillow (23) killed | |
24.8.18 | S.E.5A E3953, 21 TDS, Driffield |
Spun into ground after wing failure, Lissett, Yorks. | |
Lt John Scrace (26) killed | |
25.8.18 | D.H.9 D5587, 9 TDS, Shawbury |
Low turn with insufficient speed, Shawbury area | |
Flt Cadet Arthur Dunn (18) died 26.8.18 | |
Pte 2 Fred Baskerville (26) killed | |
25.8.18 | Sopwith Pup D4030, 32 TDS, Montrose |
Flew into mountain in mist, Montrose area | |
Lt James Hervey Hall (21) killed | |
25.8.18 | ?, 50 Sqn, Bekesbourne |
Propeller swinging accident, Bekesbourne | |
A Mech 3 Frank Osguthorpe (19) killed | |
26.8.18 | Bristol Fighter C4885, RAF |
Sideslipped and nose dived, High Ongar, Essex | |
Col Bertram Hopkinson CMG (44) killed | |
27.8.18 | Camel F1396, CFS, Upavon |
Spun on turn with choked engine, Upavon | |
2Lt Arthur Ernest Willis (19) killed | |
28.8.18 | Avro 504 D6, 6 TS, AFC, Minchinhampton |
Collision with Avro 504 D9282, Minchinhampton Common | |
Cadet Ernest Howard Jefferys (23) killed | |
28.8.18 | Avro 504K D9282, 5 TS, AFC, Minchinhampton |
Collision with Avro 504 D6, Minchinhampton Common | |
Lt Charles William Scott (23) killed | |
2Lt Roy Lytton Cummings (24) killed | |
28.8.18 | Camel C2, 53 TDS, Dover |
Stalled in turn and spun, Dover | |
2Lt Arthur William Hofmeister (23) died 29.8.18 (American) | |
28.8.18 | Camel F4178, 43 TDS, Chattis Hill |
Flew into ground and overturned, Chattis Hill area | |
2Lt Kenneth Percival Window (19) killed | |
28.8.18 | Camel F6457, 43 TDS, Chattis Hill |
Flew into ground while fixing runaway gun, Chattis Hill area | |
Sgt Ernest Clarkson (19) killed | |
28.8.18 | D.H.9 E610, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Engine failed in low turn and spun, Marske area | |
Flt Cadet Hiram Hill (18) killed | |
2Lt Arthur James Goring injured | |
28.8.18 | R.E.8 E80, 5 TDS, Easton-on-the-Hill |
Nose dived off low flat turn and caught fire, Easton-on-the-Hill area | |
Flt Cadet Henry Herbert Wade Ryan (24) killed | |
29.8.18 | Avro 504 C5920, 22 TDS, Gormanston |
Stalled on climbing turn after engine failure when taking off, Gormanston | |
Lt Wilfred Hay Ruxton (27) killed | |
Sgt David William Ralph Knighton injured | |
29.8.18 | Avro 504K E3454, 38 TDS, Tadcaster |
Spinning nose dive, Tadcaster | |
2Lt George Sinclair Dinwoodie (26) killed | |
29.8.18 | Camel C8291, 63 TS, Joyce Green |
Wing broke in flight, Eastbourne | |
Flt Cadet Philip George Dalton Winchester (24) killed | |
29.8.18 | Camel D8122, 72 TS, Beverley |
Stalled turning back to aerodrome with choking engine, Beverley | |
2Lt Harold Frederick Barlow (19) died 30.8.18 | |
29.8.18 | Camel E7137, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Spun into ground during aerial firing practice, Lopcombe Corner area | |
Lt Arthur Richard McCallum (25) killed (Canadian) | |
30.8.18 | Submarine Scout Twin Airship S.S.T.6, Airship Station, Kingsnorth |
Envelope caught fire at 400ft on test flight, Kingsnorth | |
Capt Malcolm Bartlett (35) killed | |
Capt Charles King (36) killed | |
Lt Wilfrid Righton (27) killed (pilot) | |
Sgt Donald Neil Cameron (21) killed | |
A Mech 1 Reginald William Cowin (21) killed | |
30.8.18 | Avro 504 C5759, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Engine cut out after take-off, near Buckler's Hard | |
2Lt Vernon Monroe Kidd (20) killed (American) | |
2Lt Foster Davidson injured | |
30.8.18 | Camel E1429, 4 Fighting School, Freiston |
Turned near ground and spun, Freiston | |
2Lt Edward Lambert Bach (20) killed (Canadian) | |
30.8.18 | F.E.2b D9930, 13 TDS, Ternhill |
Stalled on a turn, spun and caught fire, Ternhill | |
2Lt Howard Knight Stevens (25) killed (Canadian) | |
31.8.18 | Bristol Fighter C894, Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Stalled on low turn and nose dived, Worthy Down | |
Lt Albert Jacques Tremblay (31) killed (Canadian) | |
2Lt Sydney Richard Elworthy (26) died 1.9.18 | |
31.8.18 | Camel, 72 TS, Beverley |
Error of judgement on take-off, Beverley | |
2Lt Frederick Royston Young (19) killed | |
31.8.18 | Camel E1532, 42 TDS, Hounslow |
Spun into ground, near Feltham | |
2Lt Harry Walter Querrie (23) killed (Canadian) | |
31.8.18 | Spad VII B1622, 41 TDS, London Colney |
Stalled and spun on climbing turn after engine failure, Hounslow | |
Lt Roger Horace Lelievre (22) killed (Canadian) | |
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