12.11.1918 | Sopwith Pup B4181, 38 Training Depot Station, Tadcaster |
Failed to come out of spinning nose dive | |
Capt Stearne Tighe Edwards DSC (25) died 22.11.18 (Canadian) | |
12.11.18 | Camel F2124, 50 Sqn, Bekesbourne |
Hit hangar on low turn, Bekesbourne | |
Capt William Cecil Rowell (26) died 22.5.19 | |
12.11.18 | Camel E1416, CFS, Upavon |
Lost speed when turning in to land and spun into the ground, Upavon | |
Flt Cadet Harry Cecil Matthews (18) killed | |
13.11.18 | Camel F6381, 28 TDS, Weston-on-the-Green |
Spun into ground pulling out of dive, Hardwick, near Witney, Oxon | |
Act Sgt Stanley Bolton (27) killed | |
13.11.18 | R.E.8, 105 Sqn, Oranmore |
Collision, Lisaneden, near Dromore, Co. Tyrone | |
2Lt James Murdoch Wilson (19) killed | |
Cpl Thomas George Bradshaw (20) killed | |
13.11.18 | R.E.8, 105 Sqn, Oranmore |
Collision, Lisaneden, near Dromore, Co. Tyrone | |
2Lt Lawrence Howard Booth (20) killed (Canadian) | |
A Mech 2 Robert Gaudie injured | |
14.11.18 | Bristol Fighter C918, 37 TDS, Yatesbury |
Nose dived and crashed, near Newleaze Farm, Chippenham, Wilts. | |
2Lt Leo Edwin Aldrich (21) killed (American) | |
2Lt Edward John McDougall injured | |
14.11.18 | D.H.9 C1315, 14 TDS, Lake Down |
Spun in, Seaford, Sussex | |
2Lt John Harold Lenihen (23) killed | |
2Lt Harry Clive Mitchell injured (pilot) | |
14.11.18 | Avro 504K D9327, 11 TDS, Old Sarum |
Collision with E1713, crashed and caught fire, Salisbury | |
Capt Claude Elwin Abell (19) killed | |
Flt Cadet George Clavering Oliver injured (Canadian) | |
14.11.18 | Avro 504K E1713, 11 TDS, Old Sarum |
Midair collision with D9327, Salisbury | |
Lt Ian Rudolf Mees (20) killed | |
Sgt John Rufus Williams (24) killed (USAS) | |
14.11.18 | F.E.2b, Night Bombardment Training School, USAAS, Ford Junction |
Spun in and caught fire, Tangmere | |
2Lt Carlton Merrill Bliss (23) killed | |
2Lt Charles Elmo Blevins (31) killed | |
15.11.18 | Bristol Fighter F4290, 138 Sqn, Chingford |
Hit notice board while avoiding another machine on take-off, Chingford | |
2Lt William Landels Browning Page Folkard (25) killed | |
Lt Thomas Wesley Williamson injured (pilot) | |
16.11.18 | R.E.8 C2524, 37 TDS, Yatesbury |
Crashed, Wroxall, Wilts. | |
Flt Cadet Brazel Gordon Preece (18) killed | |
18.11.18 | B.E.2c 9954, Marine Observers School, Eastchurch |
Collision, Eastchurch area | |
Lt Charles Ewart Wodehouse (19) killed | |
2Lt Reginald Keith Little (27) killed | |
18.11.18 | Dolphin C4011, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Spun in, Hooton | |
Capt Henry Thornbury Fox Russell MC (21) killed | |
18.11.18 | Bristol Fighter E2484, 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney |
Stalled on attempted forced landing, Folkestone Golf Links | |
Lt Geoffrey Campbell Scarr (25) killed | |
2Lt Raymond Francis Allen (20) killed | |
18.11.18 | Camel E7253, 3 Fighting School, Sedgeford |
Flying accident, Hunstanton, Norfolk | |
2Lt Jack Garside (21) killed | |
18.11.18 | Avro ?8920, 57 TDS, Cranwell |
Crashed, Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet Cecil Chapman (19) killed | |
Flt Cadet William Newton injured (pilot) | |
18.11.18 | ?, 23 TDS, Baldonnel |
Killed swinging propeller, Baldonnel | |
Act Sgt Walter Greenhouse Bowen (18) killed | |
20.11.18 | Bristol Fighter, 27 TDS, Crail |
Turning into aerodrome, stalled and nose dived into ground | |
Flt Cadet Arthur John Kettlewood (18) killed | |
21.11.18 | D.H.9 C2171, 1 School of Navigation and Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Engine fell out in air; hit telephone post on forced landing, Stonehenge | |
Sgt Robert Thomas Haspinall (26) killed | |
Sgt William Wade Parker injured | |
21.11.18 | Dolphin D5298, 91 Sqn, Kenley |
Engine failed at 200 ft and stalled, Kenley Common | |
Capt John Leslie Horridge (22) killed | |
21.11.18 | Dolphin E4718, 1 (Southern) Aircraft Repair Depot, Farnborough |
Hit shed roof during low roll, Farnborough | |
Lt Ralph Imray Kirton AFC (23) died 22.11.18 | |
22.11.18 | Camel D6639?, 112 Sqn, Throwley |
Spun off loop, Bimbury Firm, Thurnham, near Detling, Kent | |
Lt William Dodds Haldane Baird AFC (23) killed | |
22.11.18 | B.E.2e C7164, Wireless Telephony School, Chattis Hill |
Spun in, Stockbridge | |
Lt Percy Lewis Evans (27) killed | |
Private Irwin Daniel Werdt (21) killed (American) | |
22.11.18 | ?, 55 TDS, Narborough |
Mechanic struck while swinging propeller | |
A Mech 2 Reginald Arthur Jack Bowyer (18) died 19.1.19 | |
23.11.18 | Bristol Fighter ?1793, 27 TDS, Crail |
Failed to recover from spin, Crail, Fife | |
Lt Clarence Reginald Mundy (29) killed (Australian) | |
A Mech 1 Frederick Green (32) killed | |
24.11.18 | D.H.9 D7218, 49 TDS, Catterick |
Crashed in fog, Dalton-on-Tees | |
Lt William Henry Halfpenny (32) killed | |
Lt Malcolm William Henry Mackay (19) killed | |
25.11.18 | Camel F4038, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Spun into ground due to loss of flying speed, Lopcombe Corner area | |
2Lt Jacob Samuel Van Reenen Van Der Spuy (23) killed (South African) | |
25.11.18 | D.H.9 ?1374, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Crash-landed on sands after engine failure, Turnberry | |
Flt Cadet John Hughes (18) injured; died in hospital when petrol-soaked clothing caught fire | |
Lt Kenneth Frederick Piper injured (pilot) | |
26.11.18 | D.H.4 F6078, 1 Aeroplane Supply Depot, Marquise |
Hit bank on forced landing in fog, Chase Side, Southgate, Middx. | |
Lt John Harold Whitham (26) killed | |
Capt Prince Antoine of Orleans and Braganza MC (37) died 29.11.18 | |
26.11.18 | Camel F3209, 40 TS, Croydon |
Spun and stalled while landing near aerodrome, Croydon | |
Act Sgt William Boyd Jardine (26) killed (Canadian) | |
27.11.18 | Bristol Fighter C4874, 45 TDS, Rendcomb |
Engine cut out, aircraft stalled and nose dived, Rendcomb | |
2Lt Hubert Charles Craddock (24) killed | |
27.11.18 | Camel F9576, 42 TS, Wye |
Low flying, struck fence and turned over, Canterbury | |
2Lt Ernest George Clarke (27) killed | |
27.11.18 | Avro 504 D4522, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Midair collision with Dolphin C4101, Hooton | |
Sgt Joseph Arnold Buckley (19) killed | |
27.11.18 | Sopwith Dolphin C4101, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Midair collision with Avro 504 D4522, Hooton | |
Lt Sydney Jukes (19) killed | |
28.11.18 | Camel F4207, 32 TDS, Montrose |
Pilot fell from machine, Castle Farm, Lunan Bay | |
Flt Cadet William Douglas Henderson (26) killed | |
28.11.18 | S.E.5A E3954, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Stalled on turn and spun into the ground, Turnberry | |
Sgt John Eric Lilley (19) killed | |
29.11.18 | Dolphin C4143, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Spun into the ground, Church Farm, Capenhurst | |
Flt Cadet Archie Percival Millhouse (23) killed | |
30.11.18 | Camel F2090, 112 Sqn, Throwley |
Sideslipped and spun from loop, Throwley | |
Lt Samuel Davison DCM (24) killed | |
30.11.18 | Camel F4193, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Flying accident, Eastchurch area | |
2Lt Corbett Wiley Morris (23) killed (Canadian) | |
30.11.18 | D.H.9 D9805, 23 TDS, Baldonnel |
Cadet driving Ford ambulance in collision with landing aeroplane, Baldonnel | |
Flt Cadet John Turner Melville (18) killed | |
1.12.18 | Sopwith Dolphin, 81 Sqn, Upper Heyford |
Hit tree attempting to land while lost in mist, Stonesfield, Oxon | |
Lt Wilfred John Sampson (22) died 2.12.18 (Canadian) | |
2.12.18 | Camel E1524, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Failed to pull out of dive on target, Eastchurch | |
Lt Alfred James Pick (23) killed | |
3.12.18 | S.E.5A C8813, 41 TDS, London Colney |
Stalled on climbing turn and spun to earth, London Colney | |
Lt Ronald George Urquhart Arbuthnot (27) killed | |
3.12.18 | D.H.9A F2740, 155 Sqn, Chingford |
Dived into ground, High Beech, Essex | |
2Lt Tom Richardson (19) killed | |
Sgt Charles Henry Crispin Noyes (21) killed | |
5.12.18 | D.H.9 D598, 73 Wing, Yarmouth |
Stalled and crashed on beach, Benacre, Suffolk | |
2Lt Louis Leeming (20) killed | |
2Lt Edward Dudley Warren (20) killed | |
5.12.18 | Dolphin C4233, 4 TDS, Hooton Park |
Climbed too steeply, spun and crashed near aerodrome, Hooton Park | |
Flt Cadet James Wyndham Peddie (22) killed (Canadian) | |
7.12.18 | Camel B7457, 34 TDS, Scampton |
Stalled and crashed in fog, near Tadcaster aerodrome | |
2Lt David Ewan McConnell (20) killed | |
7.12.18 | Avro 504K D9348, 75 Sqn, Harling Road |
Nose dived off turn after engine failure on take-off, Harling Road | |
Capt Fergusson Barclay (41) killed | |
Lt Christopher Joseph McGrane injured | |
7.12.18 | Avro 504K D8797, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Stalled on flat turn at 200ft and got into a spin, Eastchurch area | |
Cadet Allan Cuthbert Radnor (18) killed | |
10.12.18 | Sopwith Camel E7149, 46 TDS, South Carlton |
Lost in fog and crashed, Towton, near Tadcaster | |
2Lt Ernest Fulton Reynolds (21) killed (Canadian) | |
11.12.18 | Sopwith Camel F1408, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Stalled and spun into the ground, Turnberry | |
2Lt Charles Henry Albert Godfrey (23) killed | |
13.12.18 | D.H.9 D5789, 11 TDS, Old Sarum |
Spun, crashed and caught fire, Salisbury area | |
Lt George Thornhill Ritchie (23) killed | |
14.12.18 | Camel F4182, 51 TDS, North Shotwick |
In attempting a right hand turn, nose dived into the ground, Shotwick area | |
Flt Cadet Edward James Rice (19) killed | |
14.12.18 | Camel E1464, 51 TDS, North Shotwick |
Got into a flat spin and spun into the ground, near Chester | |
Flt Cadet Alan Edward Lloyd (20) killed | |
16.12.18 | Bristol Fighter D2167, RAF and Army Co-operation School, Worthy Down |
Spun off low turn, Worthy Down | |
2Lt John Richard Kirby (28) killed (Canadian) | |
16.12.18 | Avro 504K F2326, North East Area Flying Instructors School, Redcar |
Stalled on gliding turn and dived into ground, Redcar | |
2Lt Sydney Hopewell Wright (19) died 17.12.18 | |
16.12.18 | Camel F6326, 44 Sqn, Hainault Farm |
Flying accident, Hainault area | |
Lt Thomas Roland Roth Burns (25) killed (New Zealander) | |
17.12.18 | Avro 504K E9280, 13 TDS, Ternhill |
Midair collision with Avro 504K E9285 on first solo, Market Drayton | |
Flt Cadet John Francis Fox (20) killed | |
17.12.18 | Avro 504K E9285, 13 TDS, Ternhill |
Midair collision with Avro 504K E9280, Market Drayton | |
Capt Edgar Robert Hulme Beaman (27) killed | |
Capt George Henry Harrison injured | |
17.12.18 | S.E.5A F8992, CFS, Upavon |
Flying accident, Upavon area | |
Flt Cadet David Richard Evans (19) killed | |
17.12.18 | Sopwith Camel B5662, 4 Fighting School, Freiston |
Spun off low turn, Freiston, Lincs | |
2Lt William Frank Howett (19) killed | |
17.12.18 | D.H.9 H4301, 4 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping, Thetford |
Observer thrown out of machine in spin, Thetford | |
Flt Cadet Herbert John St Aubrey Davies (18) killed | |
Lt Walter Prothero Lewis unhurt (pilot) | |
18.12.18 | ?, EA Repairing Depot, Henlow |
Mechanic struck by propeller while starting engine, Henlow | |
Lance Cpl William Paterson (17) died 19.12.18 | |
Lt Roland Edward Mansfield (pilot) | |
19.12.18 | Sopwith Camel D1933, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Spun into ground after take-off, Marske | |
Lt Arthur Cecil Doucet (20) killed | |
19.12.18 | Camel F9548, 54 TDS, Fairlop |
Spun in after attempting loop, Havering | |
2Lt Thomas Barton Simpson (21) killed (Canadian) | |
20.12.18 | Avro 504 C5822, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Collision in air with another machine during fighting practice, Feltwell | |
Capt Philip Everard Graham Marsh MC (23) killed | |
A Mech 3 Dudley Granville Brown (19) killed | |
Lt Caryl Frederick Jacobs unhurt in 2nd machine (Jamaican) | |
23.12.18 | Snipe E8179, 42 TDS, Hounslow |
Pilot lost control of aircraft and dived into ground, Hounslow Heath | |
Lt Evelyn Wilson Ffrench (40) killed | |
24.12.18 | Avro ?4462, Central Flying School, Upavon |
Struck ground coming out of spin, Upavon area | |
2Lt Oscar Lancelot Nicholls (24) killed (Canadian) | |
Lt Wilfred Leigh Brintnell injured | |
24.12.18 | ?, 191 NTS, Upwood |
Hit by wing of taxying aircraft at night, Upwood | |
Pte 2 Richard Thomas Wilson (46) killed | |
28.12.18 | Avro 504K H218, 27 TDS, Crail |
Stalled on turn and spun in, Crail, Fife | |
Flt Cadet John Arthur Scarratt (18) killed | |
30.12.18 | Camel D6637, 44 Sqn, Hainault Farm |
Collision with D9459, Hornchurch | |
Lt Wilfred Alan Herbert Ellercamp (19) killed | |
30.12.18 | Camel D9459, 48 Sqn, Hornchurch |
Collision with D6637, Hornchurch | |
2Lt Charles Douglas Hurndall (21) killed | |
31.12.18 | D.H.9 E679, 1 Fighting School, Turnberry |
Spun off turn after engine failure and caught fire, Turnberry | |
2Lt Charles Alexander Hillock (28) died 8.1.19 (Canadian) | |
2Lt James Millikin alias James Milligan (26) killed | |
3.1.1919 | D.H.9 B9383, 1 TDS, Wittering |
Stalled on turn, sideslipped and crashed, Wittering | |
Lt Frederick Charles Vincent (24) killed | |
Flt Cadet Clifford Thompson (18) killed (pilot) | |
3.1.19 | Avro 504K D5894, 48 TDS, Waddington |
Engine fired while swinging propellor | |
A Mech 3 Thomas Skillicorn (19) died 7.3.19 | |
4.1.19 | ?, 52 TDS, Cramlington |
Crashed from 500ft after wire stay broke, Cramlington | |
Sgt Duncan James Sidney Clark (19) died 20.8.19 | |
6.1.19 | D.H.9 D1180, 4 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping, Thetford |
Sideslipped and crashed, Thetford | |
2Lt Charles Marks (26) killed | |
6.1.19 | Avro 504K ?5918, 27 TDS, Crail |
Flying accident, Crail | |
Lt James Anderson Bruce (23) killed | |
Flt Cadet Hugh Malcolm Brodie injured | |
6.1.19 | Avro 504 B4368, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner |
Stalled following engine failure at 300 ft after take-off, Beaulieu | |
Flt Cadet Roy Lindsay (26) killed (Canadian) | |
7.1.19 | D.H.9 D471, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Spun off flat turn at low altitude | |
Sgt Richard Ross Harper (18) died 8.1.19 | |
2Lt Philip Eugene Kearney injured | |
8.1.19 | Avro 504K D8944, 54 TDS, Fairlop |
Sideslipped after engine failure, Fairlop | |
Sgt Russell James Cound (19) killed | |
Capt Norman Berry Starbuck injured | |
10.1.19 | Avro 504K E4299, 48 TDS, Waddington |
Nose dived and crashed, Boultham, Lincoln | |
Flt Cadet Cecil Glenford Reid (22) killed (Canadian) | |
13.1.19 | Pup B1763, 36 Sqn, Usworth |
Midair collision with Pup B1805, Ashington, Northumberland | |
Lt Harold Croudace (28) killed | |
13.1.19 | Pup B1805, 36 Sqn, Usworth |
Midair collision with Pup B1763, Ashington, Northumberland | |
Lt Frederick Yorke (25) killed | |
13.1.19 | Avro 504K C6018, 24 TDS, Collinstown |
Collision with Avro C5895, Collinstown, Ireland | |
Lt Gordon George Midgley (22) killed | |
Flt Sgt Alfred William Ellis (21) killed | |
13.1.19 | Camel D1815, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Spinning into ground caused by stall, Beaulieu | |
2Lt Reginald Arthur Bakewell Warrilow (24) killed | |
13.1.19 | Snipe E6149, Central Despatch Pool, London |
Crash landed due to fog, Holbrook, near Ipswich | |
Lt Frank Edward Barker (29) killed | |
15.1.19 | Bristol Fighter D2218, 15 Aircraft Acceptance Park, Manchester |
Spun in and caught fire, Alexandra Park, Manchester | |
Capt Charles Adrian Brown (23) killed | |
Private Cornelius Joseph Cafferty MM (31) killed | |
16.1.19 | Avro 504K D2073, 28 TDS, Weston-on-the-Green |
Spun off steep turn, Weston-on-the-Green | |
2Lt John Albert Humphrey (25) killed | |
Flt Cadet Hugh Begg injured | |
16.1.19 | Avro 504K E3648, 48 TDS, Waddington |
Stalled after engine failure, Waddington | |
Lt Peter Robertson (21) killed | |
AC2 James Pilkington (39) killed | |
16.1.19 | S.E.5A F8997, CFS, Upavon |
Engine cut out on low turn, Fordington Field, Dorchester, Dorset | |
Flt Cadet Arthur E Barnbrooke (23) killed | |
18.1.19 | D.H.9 C1304, 236 Sqn, Mullion |
Spun in after take-off with engine trouble, Cury Air Station, Mullion, Cornwall | |
2Lt Robert James Cotterell (25) killed | |
18.1.19 | Sopwith Camel F4010, 2 Fighting School, Marske |
Stalled and spun into the ground, Marske-by-the-Sea | |
2Lt Leslie George Woolhouse (27) killed | |
22.1.19 | Sopwith Camel C1588, Aeroplane Experimental Station, Martlesham Heath |
Wing failed in flight, Woodbridge | |
Lt Cecil William Blain AFC (22) killed | |
24.1.19 | Camel C8318, 3 Fighting School, Sedgeford |
Collision in formation with Camel H2724, Sedgeford | |
Capt Cecil Frederick King MC DFC (19) killed | |
Lt Hector Cyril Daniel MC unhurt in H2724 (South African) | |
24.1.19 | D.H.9 D1117, 35 TDS, Duxford |
Stalled on take-off, Shotwick | |
Lt Edgar Nichols (27) killed | |
24.1.19 | Sopwith Camel F2091, 112 Sqn, Throwley |
Spun in, near Faversham | |
2Lt John Thomas Mitchell (22) killed (Canadian) | |
24.1.19 | Sopwith Dolphin D3594, 46 TDS, South Carlton |
Engine failed on take-off and spun into ground, South Carlton | |
2Lt Thomas Hubert White MC (21) killed | |
27.1.19 | Sopwith Dolphin F7037, Central Despatch Pool, London |
Flew into hill during snowstorm, Marden Park, near Caterham, Surrey | |
Capt John Eric Jackson-Barstow (23) killed | |
29.1.19 | Camel N6769, HMS Valiant |
Lost speed on climbing turn and sideslipped into sea, Scapa Flow area | |
Lt William Smith (19) drowned | |
30.1.19 | Avro 504K F9710, 30 TDS, Northolt |
Crashed after a collision, Northolt | |
2Lt Christopher Berkeley (22) killed | |
2Lt Joseph Gladstone Butcher unhurt | |
2Lt Cleveland unhurt in 2nd machine | |
30.1.19 | Camel F9617, 28 TDS, Weston-on-the-Green |
Flew into ground off half roll, Weston-on-the-Green | |
Flt Cadet Michael James Hefferman (19) killed | |
31.1.19 | S.E.5A F7975, 14 AAP, Castle Bromwich |
Spun into the ground, Castle Bromwich | |
Lt George William Halstead MM (28) killed | |
31.1.19 | Avro C5281?, 7 TDS, Feltwell |
Stalled on turning into aerodrome, Feltwell | |
2Lt John Harold Chambers (24) died 1.2.19 | |
2Lt Charles Hansen injured | |
1.2.19 | Camel H799, 61 Sqn, Rochford |
Hit pole while low-flying, London Road, Westcliff | |
2Lt Frank Lloyd (23) killed | |
2.2.19 | Camel D9413, 3 Fighting School, Sedgeford |
Stalled and crashed, Sedgeford area | |
2Lt Percy Charles Heathers (19) killed (Canadian) | |
3.2.19 | D.H.9 D9868, 23 TDS, Baldonnel |
Engine cut out; spun into ground and caught fire | |
Flt Cadet Jim Littley (25) killed | |
4.2.19 | Avro 504K E9310, 5 TS, Australian Flying Corps, Minchinhampton |
Stalled and spun after engine failure, Yate aerodrome | |
Lt Jack Henry Weingarth (26) killed | |
Lt William Henry Millard injured | |
4.2.19 | Camel F1335, 5 TS, Australian Flying Corps, Minchinhampton |
Wings folded in steep dive and crashed from 2000ft, near Sapperton | |
Flt Cadet Charles Clarence Frederick (22) killed (American) | |
6.2.19 | Sopwith Dolphin D5339, 29 TDS, Beaulieu |
Stalled after taking off and crashed, Beaulieu | |
2Lt Percy Thomas (22) killed | |
6.2.19 | ? |
Crashed on hangar, hitting workmen, Whitehead's aerodrome, Feltham | |
Alfred William Towell (66) killed | |
3 injured | |
Pilot & passenger unhurt | |
7.2.19 | D.H.9 ?1292, 15 TDS, Hucknall |
Spun after engine failed taking off, Hucknall | |
2Lt Joseph Emery Schingh (23) killed (Canadian) | |
10.2.19 | Avro 504K H1932, 204 TDS, Eastchurch |
Dived into ground on steep turn, Sheppey | |
2Lt George Earl McLeod (21) died 11.2.19 (Canadian) | |
Capt Frank George Garratt injured | |
12.2.19 | Snipe E7384, Central Despatch Pool, London |
Spun in fog, Brickhill Pastures, near Ampthill, Beds. | |
Lt Eustace Joseph Venner McGee (20) killed (Australian) | |
13.2.19 | D.H.9 H4273, 1 School of Navigation & Bomb-dropping, Stonehenge |
Lost control while low-flying; wing hit soldier, Larkhill | |
Pte Joseph Tairua (28) killed (New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion) | |
2Lt Walter Stanley Featherstonhaugh injured (pilot) | |
2Lt Wilfred James Armstead injured (passenger, Royal Field Artillery) | |
18.2.19 | D.H.9 F1179, Observers School of Reconnaisance & Aerial Photography, Shrewsbury |
Nose dived after engine failure and caught fire, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury | |
Lt Charles Evered Preece (22) killed | |
A Mech 1 Harry Welch (20) killed | |
24.2.19 | Camel D9535, 2 TDS, Gullane |
Stalled and spun, near Edinburgh | |
2Lt George Lee Coffing (24) killed (American) | |
25.2.19 | Sopwith Camel H3997, 75 Sqn, Elmswell |
Spun and crashed inverted, Elmswell | |
Lt Ernest George Forder (26) killed | |
26.2.19 | Sopwith Camel F1993, 44 Sqn, Hainault |
Spun in, Chadwell Heath, Essex | |
Lt Arthur Donald Simmons (20) killed | |
26.2.19 | D.H.4 F5743, 1 Communications Sqn, Hendon |
Stalled and nose dived in bad weather, Hounslow | |
Lt Leslie Arnold Hacklett (22) killed | |
Stanley Graham injured | |
28.2.19 | S.E.5A E5930, 21 TDS, Driffield |
Stalled and spun on climbing turn near ground, Driffield | |
2Lt William Rexford Reid (18) killed (Canadian) | |
28.2.19 | S.E.5A D6960, 51 TDS, North Shotwick |
Ditched, Dublin Bay, 5m E of Dublin | |
2Lt Lloyd Diets St Aubyn Lyon MM (20) drowned (Jamaican) | |
1.3.19 | Snipe E6157, 30 TDS, Northolt |
Caught fire, pilot fell out and spun into River Thames, Richmond, Surrey | |
Lt John Mervyn Hancock (25) killed (Australian) | |
4.3.19 | North Sea Airship N.S.7, RAF, East Fortune |
Handler fell from trail rope, Town Moor, Newcastle | |
Flt Sgt William Johnson (25) killed | |
Capt Herbert Carmichael Irwin (pilot) | |
12.3.19 | S.E.5A D3499, 6 TS, Australian Flying Corps, Minchinhampton |
Hit tree in fog, Miserden Park, Glos | |
Cadet Thomas Llewellyn Keen (28) killed | |
14.3.19 | Avro E9715?, 78 Sqn, Hornchurch |
Stalled and nose dived into the ground, Hornchurch | |
2Lt Wilfred Addison Raw (19) died 16.3.19 | |
Lt William Charles Mortimer-Phelan injured | |
18.3.19 | D.H.9 D2834, RAF, Cranwell |
Occupants of trap hit by low-flying aeroplane, Newark road, near Sleaford | |
Capt Robin Gaspar Dunn (31) killed | |
Lt William John Pegg (29) killed | |
Flt Cadet Trevor Walter James Chater unhurt (pilot) | |
Lt Christopher Moody unhurt (passenger) | |
24.3.19 | Bristol Fighter F4361, 9 AAP, Newcastle |
Hit balloon cable and crashed, Town Moor, Newcastle | |
Lt Frederick Fenwick (31) killed | |
AC2 John Henry Underwood (21) killed | |
26.3.19 | D.H.10 F8421, 1 AAP, Coventry |
Starboard wings came off after take-off, Radford, Coventry | |
Flt Sgt Charles William Wright (22) killed | |
28.3.19 | Avro 504K C5970, 106 Sqn, Fermoy |
Hit tree and crashed on house, Crinkle House, Birr, Ireland | |
Quartermaster-Sergeant Thomas William Allen (27) died 29.3.19 | |
Lt William Edgerton Taylor injured | |
2.4.19 | Avro 504K H1963, Wireless Telephony School, Winton |
Spun and crashed, Winton aerodrome, near Bournemouth | |
Capt William Arthur De Lannoy Yates Bainbrigge (32) killed | |
Lt John Miller Ottewell (46) killed | |
16.4.19 | Avro 504A D1615, HMS Argus |
Fell into sea off HMS Argus owing to engine failure, Scotland | |
Capt Stanley Edward Ritchie (23) killed | |
2Lt William Abercromby Farquhar Gordon injured | |
21.4.19 | Sopwith Dolphin C8096, 11 TDS, Old Sarum |
Stalled on climbing turn and dived in, Beaulieu (East Boldre airfield) | |
Lt Charles Robert Tolley (21) killed | |
21.4.19 | Avro 504K D7789, 66 Sqn (Cadre), Yatesbury |
Spun and crashed, Yatesbury | |
Sgt Thomas Wray Cockerill (27) killed | |
Capt Harry King Goode DSO DFC injured (pilot) | |
22.4.19 | Handley Page O/400 F3748, 2 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping, Andover |
Hit buildings on night take-off and caught fire, Andover | |
Major Thomas Archibald Batchelor DFC AFC (32) killed | |
Flt Lt Reginald Arthur Walter Adkins (Ret) (27) killed | |
Lt Arthur Barlow Whiteside MC (27) killed (Canadian) | |
Flt Sgt Horace Henry Heales (37) killed | |
Cpl Edgar George Ward (22) killed | |
Lt Edward Albert Westall injured | |
Flt Sgt Herbert William Smith injured | |
23.4.19 | D.H.10 E5444, 97 Sqn, Ford |
Spun and nose dived after take-off, Ford | |
Lt Cyril Frank Hunt (20) killed | |
28.4.19 | Bristol Fighter F5098, 14 AAP, Castle Bromwich |
Stalled turning after engine failure on take-off, Castle Bromwich | |
Major Maurice Nasmith Perrin (32) killed | |
Capt Edwin Tufnell Hayne DSC DFC (23) killed (pilot, South African) | |
30.4.19 | Vimy F702, Vickers Ltd, Crayford |
Nosed over on forced landing after engine failure, Holt's Farm, Stebbing, Essex | |
Walter Henry Jones (50) killed | |
James Dennis Percival Chattaway injured (pilot) | |
Harold James Geddes unhurt | |
1.5.19 | D.H.10 E5446, 97 Sqn, Ford |
Spun and crashed after engine failure, Ford | |
Lt Gerald Harwood AFC (24) killed | |
2Lt Frederick Charles Salmon (22) killed | |
2Lt Noel de Gersigny injured | |
3.5.19 | Sopwith Cuckoo N6927, 186 Sqn, Gosport |
Spun and crashed on railway line, Fort Grange, Gosport | |
2Lt Cuthbert Harrison (26) killed | |
3.5.19 | D.H.4 D8355, 1 Communications Sqn, Kenley |
Engine seized on climbing turn, Kenley | |
Capt Edward Middleton Knott AFC (20) killed | |
Maj-Gen Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes KCB CMG unhurt | |
3.5.19 | B.A.T. Basilisk F2906, The British Aerial Transport Co, Hendon |
Pilot jumped from burning machine, East Finchley | |
Flt Cdr Peter Legh (22) killed | |
3.5.19 | D.H.9A J592, 15 AAP, Alexandra Park / Central Despatch Pool |
Spun in and caught fire, Alexandra Park, Manchester | |
Flt Sgt Reginald Thomas Parry AFM (25) killed | |
7.5.19 | Bristol Fighter E2763, 141 Sqn, Tallaght |
Crashed on landing, Tallaght, Ireland | |
2Lt William Forrest King Kretmar (24) killed | |
Pte Matthew Fyfe injured | |
7.5.19 | Camel B5739, 27 TDS, Crail |
Crashed into building, near Crail | |
2Lt Cecil Sealey Davis (20) killed | |
8.5.19 | Avro 504K F8736, EPD, Chingford |
Hit gate while stunting and crashed, Edmonton sewage farm | |
Capt Clive Wilson Warman DSO MC (26) died 12.5.19 (American) | |
Lt Arthur Dougal McPherson injured | |
4 injured on gate | |
8.5.19 | S.E.5A B109, 30 TDS, Northolt |
Stalled and spun in, Northolt | |
Capt Bernard Paul Gascoigne Beanlands MC (21) killed | |
9.5.19 | Bristol Fighter F4838, 8 Aircraft Acceptance Park, Lympne |
Ditched in English Channel, off Dover | |
Lt Llewellyn Lewis Meredith Evans AFC (21) drowned | |
Lt Henry John Edgar Stokes (24) drowned | |
Sgt Reginald Frank Fillmore (23) drowned | |
9.5.19 | Camel F8497, Grand Fleet School of Aerial Gunnery & Fighting, Leuchars |
Crashed off low slow roll, Leuchars | |
Lt David Gardiner Cooper (22) killed | |
13.5.19 | Avro 504K E9239, Artillery Co-operation Squadron, Old Sarum |
Crashed, Old Sarum | |
Lt Archibald George Thornhill (27) killed | |
2Lt John William Plush Cartwright (23) killed | |
15.5.19 | Snipe E8139, 78 Sqn, Hornchurch |
Spun into ground, Dagenham | |
2Lt Hugh Cassilis Smith (19) killed | |
20.5.19 | Avro 504K F2593, 1 AAP, Radford |
Sideslipped off low slow turn, Radford, Coventry | |
LAC George Spencer Craddock (32) killed | |
2Lt Leonard Turrell Carruthers injured (pilot) | |
22.5.19 | Fokker D.VII 8482/18, 123 Sqn (2 Sqn, CAF), Shoreham |
Wings collapsed coming out of dive, Shoreham | |
Major Albert Desbrisay Carter DSO (26) killed (Canadian) | |
24.5.19 | D.H.6 C7829, 1 Marine Observers' School, Aldeburgh |
Collision with C6861, Hazlewood Common, near Aldringham | |
Lt Edward William Sydney Jacobi (30) killed | |
2Lt Cyril Victor Clarence Wright (26) killed | |
24.5.19 | D.H.6 C6861, 1 Marine Observers' School, Aldeburgh |
Collision with C7829, Hazlewood Common, near Aldringham | |
2Lt William Wyatt (38) died 26.5.19 | |
26.5.19 | Tarrant Tabor F1765, W G Tarrant |
Nosed into ground on first take-off run, Farnborough | |
Capt Frederick George Dunn AFC (24) died 28.5.19 | |
Capt Percy Townley Rawlings DSC (31) killed | |
Capt Thomas Martin Wilson injured (Technical Dept., Air Ministry) | |
Lt John Leonard Adams DSM MBE injured (engineer officer) | |
Mr Francis Nugent Edney injured (RAE foreman) | |
Mr John James Grosert injured (RAE shop manager) | |
Mr Leslie Valentine See unhurt (RAE fitter) | |
5.6.19 | Bristol Fighter F4669, 105 Sqn, Oranmore |
Failed to recover from spin, Castlebar, Co. Mayo | |
2Lt Fred Clarke (34) died 6.6.19 | |
2Lt Donald Wainwright Beard injured | |
11.6.19 | D.H.10 E6043, 14 AAP, Castle Bromwich |
Stalled and crashed while landing, Castle Bromwich | |
Lt John Seymour Ingleby (20) killed | |
2Lt Harry Dennison Dade injured | |
12.6.19 | Avro 504K F8785, HQ 13 (Training) Group |
Stalled on turn during demonstration at peace carnival, Worcester | |
Lt Joseph Albert Paull AFC (24) killed (Canadian) | |
LAC Akroyd Sharp Bentley injured | |
26.6.19 | Avro 504K H1947, 1 Wireless Squadron, Worthy Down |
Stalled at 100ft when landing, Worthy Down | |
Lt Donald Alexander Fowler (24) killed | |
Lt Bernard Hackforth injured | |
2.7.19 | Camel N7147, HMS Furious |
Dived into sea, Firth of Forth, near South Queensferry | |
Lt Frederick Nelson Underwood (19) drowned | |
10.7.19 | Bristol Fighter E1902, Grand Fleet School of Aerial Gunnery & Fighting, Leuchars |
Crashed landing downwind after low engine failure, Dunfermline area | |
Lt Eric John Campbell-Kirby (19) died 8.8.19 | |
2Lt Kenneth Cordell McKenzie injured | |
14.7.19 | S.E.5A D7014, RAE (Experimental Sqn), Farnborough |
Collision with Avro 504K E3621, Farnborough | |
Lt Henry Arthur Richard Biziou DFC (22) killed | |
14.7.19 | Avro 504K E3621, RAE (Experimental Sqn), Farnborough |
Collision with S.E.5A D7014, Farnborough | |
Lt Leonard Arthur Herbert (28) killed | |
Charles Hiley (55) killed | |
15.7.19 | North Sea class airship N.S.11, RAF, Pulham |
Exploded over the sea, off Blakeney, Norfolk | |
Capt Arthur Stanley Elliott DSC (25) killed | |
Capt Walter Kemeys Francis Goodall Warneford (24) killed | |
Sgt Charles Henry Frederick Lewry (26) killed | |
Sgt Percy James Waghorn (26) killed | |
AC1 Frederick Cameron (20) killed | |
Flt Sgt Charles O'Connor (27) killed | |
AC2 Thomas George Jarrett (21) killed | |
LAC Thomas Connelly (26) killed | |
AC2 Alfred Thomas Jacques (19) killed | |
18.7.19 | D.H.10 E5557, 2 Aircraft Acceptance Park, Hendon |
Nose dived off steep turn and caught fire, Hendon | |
Lt (Hon Capt) Richard Claude Cain DFC (28) killed | |
Cpl John Alexander Gammie (20) killed | |
AC2 Harold Thomas Griffiths (22) killed | |
26.7.19 | Avro 504K D2027, 38 TDS, Tadcaster |
Passenger hit by propeller while starting engine, Doncaster | |
Lt Jakoff (John) Loupinsky (24) killed | |
Lt Edward Stuart Housley unhurt | |
31.7.19 | Bristol Fighter E1969, Flying Squadron Cranwell |
Sideslipped and crashed after take-off, Cranwell | |
Lt William Alexander Roberts (20) killed | |
2Lt Edward Ireland (19) killed | |
1.8.19 | Camel F5014, Grand Fleet School of Aerial Gunnery & Fighting, Leuchars |
Spinning nose dive into ground, Leuchars | |
Lt Philip Hall-Smith (30) killed (Canadian) | |
2.8.19 | AW F.K.8 F7442, Wireless Experimental Establishment, Biggin Hill |
Nose dived into ground on engine test, Westerham | |
Lt Alan Ernest Sweeting (20) killed | |
Sgt Harold Pressley injured | |
6.8.19 | Avro 536 K-105 (G-EAAP), A V Roe & Co, Hounslow |
Stalled on approach, Sandhurst, Berks | |
Capt Herbert Richard Hastings (30) killed | |
Major H S Phillips injured | |
E Kohler injured | |
A J Whittingdon injured | |
11.8.19 | Felixstowe Fury (Porte Super Baby) N123, 4 Comm Sqn, Felixstowe |
Crashed taking off, Harwich Harbour | |
Lt Samuel Evans Smith McLeod (30) drowned | |
Lt-Col Peregrine Forbes Morant Fellowes unhurt (Australian) | |
Major Edwin Rowland Moon DSO unhurt | |
Capt Charles Langston Scott DSC unhurt | |
Capt John Ree unhurt | |
2Lt Joseph Francis Armitt unhurt | |
W/O John George Cockburn unhurt | |
W/O Harold Sant Locker unhurt | |
14.8.19 | Bristol Fighter F4579, Netheravon Flying School |
Crashed, Hurley, near Marlow | |
2Lt Herbert Stanley Morris (27) killed (Australian) | |
21.8.19 | Snipe E6200, Central Flying School, Upavon |
Stalled on turn after take-off, Stonehenge | |
Lt Raymond Victor Kann (22) killed | |
1.9.19 | Avro 536 K-161 (G-EAGM), A V Roe & Co. |
Spun in on golf links, Weston-super-Mare | |
Brig-Gen Charles Frederick Lee CMG (36) killed | |
Lt A J Andrews injured | |
Roderick William Smith injured | |
5.9.19 | Bristol Fighter '4330', 11 Sqn, Scopwick |
Dived into ground on field landing aproach, near Billingborough, Lincs | |
Lt William Eugene Coulson (20) killed | |
AC1 James Roach Taylor (20) killed | |
12.9.19 | Avro 504K E3293 (G-EADN), A V Roe & Co. |
Occupants of governess car hit by aeroplane taking off from beach, Llanelly | |
David Watts (71) died 18.9.19 | |
Three children injured | |
Capt Bruce unhurt (pilot, Australian; aircraft undamaged) | |
23.9.19 | Avro 504K H2309, RAF, Gosport |
Propeller swinging accident, Fort George, Gosport | |
Boy Edward William Staples (17) killed | |
2.10.19 | D.H.4 F5783, 1 Communications Squadron, Kenley |
Crashed out of fuel, Strawberry Lane, Newcastle | |
Lt Frederick Hubert Guy Shepard AFC (20) killed | |
Lt Albert Page unhurt | |
5.11.19 | D.H.9, RAF, Netheravon |
Killed swinging propellor after forced landing, Effingham | |
AC2 Frederick George Evans Hardy (19) killed | |
Fg Off Gordon Noel Humphreys (pilot) | |
6.11.19 | Avro 504K C5971, Equipment Park and Storage Depot |
Spun into building, Baldonnel | |
Lt Richard Balfour Bourne (22) killed | |
13.11.19 | Alliance P.2 Seabird G-EAOX "Endeavour", Alliance Aeroplane Co. |
Crashed on attempted flight to Australia, Surbiton, Surrey | |
Lt Roger M Douglas MC DCM (25) killed (Australian) | |
Lt James Stuart Leslie Ross (24) killed (Australian) | |
14.11.19 | Avro 504K 'C6853', 31 TDS, Fowlmere |
Banked and nose dived after take-off, Fowlmere | |
Frederic Ayshford Knight (19) killed (unauthorised civilian passenger) | |
Lt Reginald James Read injured (pilot) | |
11.12.19 | D.H.4A G-EAHF, Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd |
Hit tree in mist, near the Guards Depot, Caterham, Surrey | |
Stanley Blackall Bradley (32) died 13.12.19 (pilot) | |
George Franklin Rand (52) killed (American) | |
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