18.1.1930 | DH.60X Moth G-EBWZ, A J Stevens, Brooklands |
Dived in, Victory Park, Addlestone | |
Alec James Stevens (30) died 14.2.30 | |
Roland Ruutz Rees injured (American) | |
21.1.30 | Fairey IIIF J9637, 207 Sqn, Bircham Newton |
Crashed in orchard in fog, Chilton, near Sudbury, Suffolk | |
Fg Off Donald Mackenzie (25) killed | |
Cpl Leonard Edward Barnard (24) killed | |
4.2.30 | Blackburn Iris III S1263, Air Ministry |
Mechanic hit by propeller, Brough | |
John Henry Frow (22) killed | |
10.2.30 | Farman F.63bis Goliath F-FHMY "Picardie", Air Union |
Crash landed and caught fire after tailplane failed, near Marden, Kent | |
Albert Allen Hodges (28) killed | |
Mrs Edith Hodges (21) killed | |
Henri Nevot injured (pilot) | |
Rene Le Albaux injured (mechanic) | |
Louis Le Solliec injured | |
Hugh Curson injured | |
13.2.30 | Siskin DC J9190?, 32 Sqn, Kenley |
Controls jammed; parachute failed to open, Coulsdon Common | |
Sgt Cecil Arthur Alfred Fell (27) killed | |
17.3.30 | Grebe IIIDC J7519, 23 Sqn, Kenley |
Bounced and overturned on landing, Farnborough | |
Sgt John Martin (26) died 6.4.30 | |
Flt Lt Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley injured (pilot) | |
24.3.30 | Virginia J7709, 58 Sqn, Worthy Down |
Overturned on night landing, Worthy Down | |
Fg Off Ernest Richard White (22) killed | |
Plt Off Percy James Pratt (20) killed | |
Sqn Ldr Alban Spencer Ellerton injured (pilot) | |
LAC Donald Angus Reich injured | |
AC2 Frederick Bernard Palmer unhurt | |
1.4.30 | D.H.9A J8159, RAF College, Cranwell |
Spun during forced landing practice and caught fire, Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet William Henry Hodgkinson (21) killed | |
6.4.30 | Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AAOA, National Flying Services, Hanworth |
Spun, nose dived and caught fire, Powell's Orchard, Feltham | |
George Edward Watts (28) killed | |
7.4.30 | Junkers W.33d D-1649 "Baikal", Deutsche Lufthansa |
Crashed on hill and burnt, Broomlands Farm, Limpsfield Common, Surrey | |
Karl Wessell (24) killed (pilot) | |
Gustav Ferdinand Connert (24) killed (mechanic) | |
8.4.30 | Siskin IIIA J8888, 19 Sqn, Duxford |
Stalled on gliding turn, Duxford | |
Fg Off Roger Pridgin Teale (22) killed | |
10.4.30 | Grebe IIIDC J7530, Armament & Gunnery School, Eastchurch |
Spun in after loop, Eastchurch | |
Fg Off Ernest Leonard Wilson (25) killed | |
Telegraphist James Ronald Armison (21) killed | |
25.4.30 | Avro 504N, RAF College, Cranwell |
Stalled and spun in, Cranwell | |
Sgt William Henry Fearn (28) killed | |
AC1 Leslie Edward Charlton (20) killed | |
6.5.30 | DH.60X Moth G-AAPN, National Flying Services, Hanworth |
Dived into garden, Hampton, Middlesex | |
Hugh Samuel Roger Elliott (49) killed | |
26.5.30 | Avro 504N J8728, CFS, Wittering |
Sideslipped and crashed, Barholm, near Stamford | |
Fg Off Vincent Humphries Nicolay (21) killed | |
Fg Off Philip Francis Luxton injured | |
6.6.30 | Avro 504N J8709, RAF College, Cranwell |
Collision with J9693 on approach, Cranwell | |
Flt Lt Henry Leonard Drake (29) killed | |
Flt Cadet Francis de la Poer Beresford-Peirse injured | |
Flt Cadet George Wroughton Montagu injured in J9693 | |
7.6.30 | Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AASU, Airwork, Heston |
Stalled and nose dived after take-off, near Hendon | |
Plt Off George Ernest Villiers (18) killed (AAF) | |
Henry Herman Evelyn Montagu Winch injured | |
8.6.30 | DH.60G Moth G-AAIV, Airwork, Heston |
Mechanic hit by propeller of runaway aeroplane, Heston | |
Arthur Everitt Massey (27) killed | |
Evelyn Henry Newman (pilot) | |
Alfred James Bartlett (passenger) | |
12.6.30 | Horsley II J8005, 100 Sqn, Bicester |
Collision with 3 Sqn Bulldog J9574 during display practice, Chisenbury Down, near Upavon | |
Sgt Frederick Ernest O'Meara (25) killed | |
LAC William Hagen baled out | |
Plt Off Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton baled out of Bulldog | |
13.6.30 | DH.60 Moth J8820, CFS, Wittering |
Stalled coming out of slow roll, Wittering | |
Flt Lt Nigel Henry Nevill Fletcher (30) killed | |
17.6.30 | DH.60M Moth K1209, 29 Sqn, North Weald |
Hit lawn roller on take-off and caught fire, North Weald | |
Wg Cdr Bernard Edward Smythies DFC (43) killed | |
AC1 Frederick Reginald Stanley Holben injured | |
18.6.30 | Bristol Fighter, School of Photography, Farnborough |
Spun and crashed, Farnborough | |
Fg Off John Cecil Lauga Claxton (21) killed | |
29.6.30 | DH.60G Moth G-AAHX, Henderson Flying School, Croydon |
Dived in off turn, Purley Way Warren, near Croydon Airport | |
Alexander Arnot Anderson (34) killed | |
Charles William Hammett (42) killed | |
15.7.30 | Gamecock I J7894, 23 Sqn, Kenley |
Spun into ground, Gedney Dawsmere, near Holbeach range | |
Fg Off Peter Bagwell Rogers (22) killed | |
20.7.30 | DH.60X Moth G-EBUR, Lt S E H Spencer, Hamble |
Crashed off low loop and caught fire, Detling | |
Lt Samuel Edward Harrison Spencer (27) killed (RN) | |
Miss Mary Gladys Grace (26) killed | |
21.7.30 | Junkers F.13ge G-AAZK, Walcot Air Line, Croydon |
Broke up in flight, Meopham, Kent | |
Lt-Col George Lockhart Piercy Henderson MC AFC (42) killed (pilot) | |
Charles d'Urban Shearing (27) killed (co-pilot) | |
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (55) killed | |
Rosemary Millicent Ward Leveson-Gower, Viscountess Ednam (36) killed | |
Capt Sir Edward Simons Ward (48) killed | |
Mrs Sigrid Loeffler (45) killed | |
22.7.30 | Albatros L100 D-1906, Aero Club von Deutschland |
Navigator hit by propeller, Heston | |
Wolff-Dietrich von Redern (27) killed | |
Hermann von Oertzen (pilot) | |
Rolf Kortlepell (passenger) | |
3.8.30 | Avro, 603 Sqn, Turnhouse |
Stalled and crashed after engine failure, Turnhouse | |
Flt Lt Alexander Robertson Hunter Miller (28) killed (AAF) | |
Fg Off James Esme Glenny unhurt (AAF) | |
6.8.30 | Siskin IIIA, 41 Sqn, Northolt |
Hit tree, crashed and caught fire, Casthorpe, Barrowby, near Grantham | |
Plt Off Wilfred Sawyer (21) killed | |
8.8.30 | Siskin IIIA J9325, 25 Sqn, Hawkinge |
Crashed off slow turn, near Falmer, Sussex | |
Sgt Owen Herbert McNair (23) killed | |
24.8.30 | Martinsyde F.4 G-EBMI, E D A Bigg, Woodley |
Dived in following wing flutter on test flight, Woodley | |
Samuel Wilfred Giddy (27) killed | |
9.9.30 | Avro 504N J9007, 2 FTS, Digby |
Hit trees and caught fire, Nocton Heath, Lincoln | |
Plt Off Peter Strickland Ball (19) killed | |
11.9.30 | SABCA Fokker F.VIIb/3m OO-AIN, Sabena |
Crashed after take-off from Croydon at night, Wallington | |
Edouard G L Sobry (26) killed (pilot) | |
Fernand Coremans (25) killed (mechanic) | |
23.9.30 | Bristol Fighter J8458, 2 FTS, Grantham |
Dived into ground after engine failure on take-off, Treeton, South Yorks | |
Plt Off Alfred Cecil Sant (22) died 25.9.30 | |
30.9.30 | Bulldog IIA K1083 & K1085, 17 Sqn, Upavon |
Formation of three flew into trees on hillside in fog, Arundel Park, Sussex | |
Flt Lt Gerald Christopher Allan Armstrong (26) killed in K1083 | |
Sgt Wilfred Birkinshaw (28) killed in K1085 | |
Plt Off Geoffrey John Pawson slightly injured in third Bulldog (J9587) | |
9.10.30 | Vickers Type 150 J9131, 22 Sqn, A&AEE, Martlesham |
Engines failed on take-off, Martlesham Heath; rebuilt | |
AC1 William Henry Dack Minns (22) killed | |
Flt Lt Herbert Seton Broughall MC DFC unhurt (pilot) | |
LAC Letley unhurt | |
Cpl Gray unhurt | |
15.10.30 | Avro 504N K1059, 3 FTS, Grantham |
Spun in, Spittlegate Heath Farm, near Grantham | |
Flt Lt James Stanley Blomfield (28) killed | |
AC2 Cyril Williamson (20) killed | |
16.10.30 | Atlas TM K1186, RAF College, Cranwell |
Stalled and dived into ground, Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet Ernest Hamley Fawkes (20) killed | |
19.10.30 | Westland Widgeon II G-EBJT, E D Whitehead Reid, Bekesbourne |
Crashed into trees, East Sutton Park, near Detling | |
Dr Edward Douglas Whitehead Reid (47) died 20.10.30 (Flt Lt, AAF) | |
Miss Annie Irene Burnside (27) killed | |
22.10.30 | DH.60 Moth G-EBPR, National Flying Services, Hanworth |
Spun in, Boddington Hill, Wendover, Bucks | |
Plt Off Thomas Eustace Whittome (25) killed | |
Arthur Raymond Ellis (30) killed | |
30.10.30 | Atlas I J9985, RAF College, Cranwell |
Spun into ground and burnt, Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet Peter Berry (19) killed | |
1.11.30 | DH.60G Moth G-AAEI, D H Corsellis, Stag Lane |
Hit fence on landing in fog and caught fire, Stag Lane | |
Douglas Henry Corsellis (34) killed | |
4.11.30 | Virginia X J7561, 9 Sqn, Manston |
Stalled, dived into ground and burnt out, Manston; repaired | |
Fg Off Frederick Robert Walter Goad (21) killed | |
Sgt George William Roberts (24) killed | |
AC1 Alan William Edwards injured | |
4.11.30 | Siskin IIIA J9907, 56 Sqn, North Weald |
Lost wings and crashed, Little Wood, Barnes Farm, Fryerning, Ingatestone, Essex | |
Fg Off Max Ian Barnett (23) killed | |
9.11.30 | DH.60X Moth G-AAMT, Nottingham Aero Club, Tollerton |
Crashed in field, Cotgrave, near Tollerton | |
Ronald Leslie Wing (20) killed | |
19.11.30 | Atlas, 26 Sqn, Catterick |
Crashed and caught fire, near Leeming Bar | |
Plt Off John Anthony Chance (21) killed | |
Sgt Adam Maitland injured | |
25.11.30 | Horsley II J8013, 100 Sqn, Donibristle |
Midair collision with J8015 after take-off, near Tentsmuir, Leuchars | |
Flt Lt Alexander Harold James Howlett (41) killed (Australian) | |
25.11.30 | Horsley II J8015, 100 Sqn, Donibristle |
Midair collision with J8013 after take-off, near Tentsmuir, Leuchars | |
Flt Lt Gerald Brooks killed | |
30.11.30 | Avro 504N K1041, Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow |
Stalled and dived into field, Pinner Park Farm, Moss Lane, Pinner, Middx. | |
Flt Lt Douglas Wells Gibbon (25) killed | |
12.1.1931 | Siskin IIIA J8946, 29 Sqn, North Weald |
Crashed after collision in formation with Siskin J8865, North Weald | |
Fg Off Frank Lemon (23) killed | |
Plt Off David Victor Angell unhurt in J8865 | |
12.1.31 | Vimy F9178, 2 FTS, Digby |
Hit dyke bank on forced landing, near Westwoodside, Lincs | |
Flt Lt Geoffrey Maynard Edward Shaw (31) killed | |
Plt Off John Edward Furlong Chapman (19) killed | |
Flt Sgt Alfred George Rogers (34) killed | |
AC2 Cecil Alfred James Jones unhurt | |
19.1.31 | Virginia X J8241, 7 Sqn, Worthy Down |
Hit building on landing, Worthy Down | |
Fg Off Walter Sydney Monroe (23) killed | |
Fg Off John Barton (30) killed | |
LAC James Stanley Milner (24) killed | |
Fg Off John Rene Whitley unhurt | |
Nine injured in station HQ | |
25.1.31 | Avro 504K G-AACW, Home Counties Aircraft Services Ltd, Gatwick |
Spun in, near Gatwick Aerodrome | |
William James Martin (22) killed (pilot) | |
Fg Off Laurence Herbert Irving-Bell (Ret) (31) killed | |
Sydney Joseph William Meathrel (20) killed | |
27.1.31 | Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AAOH, S Hargreaves, Hanworth |
Spun in, Bushey Park, Middx | |
Sydney Enoch Hargreaves (48) killed | |
William George Andrews (29) killed | |
4.2.31 | Blackburn Iris III N238, 209 Sqn, Mount Batten |
Flew into water on landing, Plymouth Sound | |
Wg Cdr Charles Gilbert Tucker (44) drowned | |
Fg Off Frederick Kingsley Wood (23) killed | |
Sgt Edmund Walter Harris Wilson (24) drowned | |
LAC William Henry Stark (22) drowned | |
LAC Cecil Gwilym Davies (22) drowned | |
LAC Louis Charles Oates (25) drowned | |
LAC Harold Corrie Ongley (25) drowned | |
LAC William Sydney Rutledge (24) drowned | |
LAC William George Steven (19) drowned | |
Flt Lt Maurice Hibbert Ely injured | |
Flt Lt Charles Ryley injured | |
Cpl William Mansell Barry unhurt | |
13.2.31 | Atlas TM K1187, RAF College, Cranwell |
Lost speed in turn and dived into ground, near Temple Bruer, Lincs. | |
Fg Off Anthony Frederick Paul Anning (25) killed | |
Flt Cadet Arthur Moreland Acton-Adams (20) killed (New Zealander) | |
1.3.31 | DH.60G Moth G-AACL |
Missing in snowstorm, English Channel | |
Charles Compere Job (20) presumed killed | |
7.3.31 | Avro 504N H2975, 602 Sqn, Renfrew |
Collision with Wapiti J9603, between Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm | |
Plt Off George Christopher Philips (21) killed (AAF) | |
7.3.31 | Wapiti IIA J9603, 602 Sqn, Renfrew |
Collision with Avro 504N H2975, between Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm | |
Plt Off Harold Land (24) killed (AAF) | |
AC2 Edward Ellice Smith baled out (AAF) | |
8.3.31 | Brant Scud glider, Dr H Allan |
Dived into the ground on winch launch, Faulkners End Farm, Harpenden | |
Thomas Eaton Lander MC (37) killed | |
19.3.31 | Siskin IIIA J9912, 29 Sqn, North Weald |
Hit tree while low-flying, Bourn, Cambs | |
Plt Off David Victor Angell (21) killed | |
21.3.31 | Angus Aquila G-ABIK, A L Angus, Hanworth |
Spun off steep turn, Hanworth | |
Arthur Leighton Angus (26) killed | |
23.3.31 | Fairey IIIF S1341, RAF, Leuchars |
Crashed and burnt out, Kenly Moor, near Boarhills, Fife | |
Fg Off Alexander Maximilian McDowell (24) killed (Lt, RN) | |
27.3.31 | Atlas I J9952, 2 Sqn, Manston |
Crashed into sea in fog, off Reculver, Kent | |
Fg Off Charles Richard Fildes Wintringham (21) drowned | |
AC1 Leonard Alexander Ellard (18) drowned | |
31.3.31 | Hart J9938, 33 Sqn, Bicester |
Hit flagstaff and crashed, Bicester | |
Sgt Stanley Herbert Martin (25) killed | |
LAC George Henry Mason (25) killed | |
1.4.31 | Gamecock I J8073, Armament & Gunnery School, Eastchurch |
Spun on steep turn, Rochford, Essex | |
Fg Off Charles Hugh Rudgard Little (22) killed | |
2.4.31 | Avro Avian IIIA G-EBZD, C M Brown, Croydon |
Crashed off loop, Carshalton, Surrey | |
Charles Maurice Brown (27) killed | |
Fg Off Ernest Frederick Smith (36) killed (RAFO) | |
23.4.31 | DH.60M Moth K1838, 24 Sqn, Northolt |
Collision with 43 Sqn Siskin J8893, Seahurst Park, near Tangmere | |
AVM Felton Vesey Holt CMG DSO (45) killed | |
Flt Lt Henry Michael Moody MC (32) killed | |
Sgt Charles George Wareham unhurt in Siskin | |
2.5.31 | Avro 504K F8813, 2 FTS, Digby |
Stalled on low flat turn and spun, Ashby de la Launde | |
Fg Off Stewart Sinclair Mackay (24) killed | |
AC2 Josiah Swain injured | |
5.5.31 | Horsley J8932, RAE, Farnborough |
Abandoned after becoming uncontrollable, Farnborough | |
Flt Lt Henry Richmond Danvers Waghorn AFC (27) died 7.5.31 | |
Mr E R Alexander injured (RAE observer) | |
6.5.31 | Atlas I J9979?, 13 Sqn, Netheravon |
Engine came out after propeller blade broke, Netheravon | |
AC1 Alexander Brownlow Merriman (22) killed | |
Fg Off George Reginald Weighill baled out | |
10.5.31 | Avro 504, Aviation Tours Ltd, Croydon |
Parachutist hit head on landing, Whitley, Coventry | |
George Henry (Pat) O'Hara (23) died 11.5.31 | |
Capt H Lawson (pilot) | |
12.5.31 | Avro 504N J8751, RAF College, Cranwell |
Spun and crashed, Fulbeck, near Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet Hugh Leslie James Bertram (18) killed | |
18.5.31 | Horsley II J8619, 504 Sqn, Hucknall |
Hit boat while low-flying and crashed in water, Lough Neagh | |
James Hannan (33) killed (fisherman) | |
Fg Off William Bernard John Sharp unhurt (pilot) | |
19.5.31 | Blackburn Dart N9995, 464 Flt, HMS Courageous |
Head-on collision with N9997, Moray Firth, near Invergordon | |
Fg Off Henry Nathaniel Milo Nangle (27) killed (Lt, RN) | |
19.5.31 | Blackburn Dart N9997, 464 Flt, HMS Courageous |
Head-on collision with N9995, Moray Firth, near Invergordon | |
Fg Off James Arbuthnot Sutherland Colquhoun (24) killed (Lt, RN) | |
8.6.31 | Siskin III G-ABHT, Air Service Training, Hamble |
Crashed after attempting loop, Sarisbury, Hants | |
Fg Off Francis Albert O'Brien (35) killed (RAFO) | |
13.6.31 | Avro Avian IVM G-AAHJ, ADC Aircraft Ltd, Croydon |
Wing broke during aerobatics, Fen Ditton, Cambridge | |
Kenneth George Murray (22) killed | |
18.6.31 | Blackburn Bluebird III G-AABF, Miss S O'Brien & Mrs E Gallien |
Spun in after take-off, Hatfield | |
Miss Sicele Julia Mary Annette O'Brien (43) killed | |
Mrs Enid Merlin Gordon Gallien (44) killed | |
7.7.31 | Bristol Type 89 Trainer G-EBOC, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Collision with Bristol Type 89A G-AAWJ on approach, Filton | |
Fg Off Charles Henry Carter (22) killed (RAFO) | |
Flt Lt Edgar Henfrey Bryant (RAFO) injured in G-AAWJ | |
12.7.31 | DH.60G Moth G-ABDR, C E A Flewitt, Castle Bromwich |
Crashed in rainstorm, Erdington, near Castle Bromwich | |
Charles Edward Ansell Flewitt (23) killed | |
Fg Off John Roderick Horton Baker injured | |
14.7.31 | Siskin IIIDC J9190, 3 FTS, Grantham |
Hit by Tomtit J9777 while taxying, Grantham; repaired | |
LAC Edwin James Palmer (22) killed | |
Plt Off Derek Harcourt Oxley injured in Tomtit | |
18.7.31 | DH.60G Moth G-EBYK, P E Noble, Heston |
Spun and crashed following engine failure, Arborfield Cross, near Wokingham | |
Mrs Violet Oonah Baring (31) killed | |
Philip Ernest Noble (61) killed | |
7.8.31 | Siskin IIIA J9905, 41 Sqn, Northolt |
Crashed on night landing and caught fire, Hawkinge | |
Plt Off Denis George Vaughan-Fowler (21) killed | |
9.8.31 | Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker seaplane NR687E, Transamerican Airlines Corp. |
Came down in storm, North Sea, en route Lerwick - Copenhagen | |
Parker Dresser Cramer (35) killed (American) | |
Oliver Louis Paquette (30) killed (Canadian) | |
18.8.31 | Supermarine S.6A N247, RAF High Speed Flight, Calshot |
Dived into sea on take-off, off Calshot | |
Fg Off Gerald Lewis Brinton (26) killed (Lt, RN) | |
19.8.31 | ?, KLM |
Wireless operator hit by propeller, Croydon | |
Lambertus Gerardus Maria Eymaal (22) killed | |
Quirimus Teras (pilot) | |
12.9.31 | Desoutter I G-AANC, National Flying Services, Hanworth |
Crashed in fog, near Leith Hill, near Ockley, Surrey | |
Capt Edmund Louis Owen Baddeley (36) killed | |
Lt Peter Claude Boileau (26) killed | |
Lt Graham George Hughes (27) killed | |
18.9.31 | DH.60M Moth G-AAKR, N B Cohen, Lympne |
Crashed after wing broke in steep dive, Newingreen, near Lympne | |
Nigel Benjamin Cohen (23) killed | |
20.9.31 | DH.60G Moth G-AAJR, Hampshire Aeroplane Club, Hamble |
Lost at sea, off Cornwall | |
John Courtney Jewell (22) killed | |
30.9.31 | Bulldog IIA K1674, 23 Sqn, Kenley |
Crashed during aerobatics, Coulsdon Common | |
Plt Off Noel Arthur Ireland (21) killed | |
3.10.31 | Simmonds Spartan G-AAML, Lt C R V Pugh, RN |
Crashed into tree on approach after elevator disconnected, Croydon | |
Miss Ines Alston (24) died 23.10.31 | |
Lt Charles Richard Vernon Pugh injured | |
26.10.31 | Atlas I J9526, 13 Sqn, Netheravon |
Collision with K1017 during formation change, Sidbury Hill, Tidworth | |
Fg Off Henry Charles Singleton (22) killed | |
AC2 Reginald Henry Lanaway (22) killed | |
26.10.31 | Atlas I K1017, 13 Sqn, Netheravon |
Collision with J9526 during formation change, Sidbury Hill, Tidworth | |
Plt Off Roger Williams (23) killed | |
LAC Robert Wilfred Older baled out | |
29.10.31 | Siskin IIIA J8881, 25 Sqn, Hawkinge |
Spun in, Caesar's Camp, near Hawkinge | |
2Lt Aat Sucharitkul (21) killed (Siamese) | |
30.10.31 | Tutor I K2498, 3 FTS, Grantham |
Crashed during aerobatics, Bulwell Hall golf links, near Nottingham | |
Fg Off Jack Eugene Markby (25) killed (New Zealander) | |
Fg Off Louis McHardy (27) killed (New Zealander) | |
8.11.31 | DH.60M Moth G-AAVU, Brooklands Flying School |
Hit wind sock on landing in bad weather, Hendon; rebuilt | |
Fg Off Edward Arnold Jones (35) killed (RAFO) | |
Flt Lt William Evelyn Patrick Johnson injured | |
24.11.31 | DH.60M Moth K1210, Station HQ, Kenley |
Collision with 23 Sqn Bulldog K1677, Kenley | |
Flt Lt Ernest Vair Sleigh Lacey (30) killed | |
Plt Off John Edward Shrimpton (24) killed | |
Plt Off Edmund Stokes unhurt in Bulldog | |
24.11.31 | Atlas TM K1499, RAF College, Cranwell |
Stalled and crashed, Roxholm, near Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet Norman Gilley Dathan (18) died 30.11.31 | |
28.11.31 | DH.60M Moth K1203, Base Training Sqn, Gosport |
Crashed in garden after aerobatics, Hill Head, near Lee-on-Solent | |
Fg Off John Burslem Mackenzie (22) killed | |
Fg Off Arthur George Teideman (21) killed | |
13.12.31 | DH.60 Moth G-EBOT, Herts & Essex Aero Club, Broxbourne |
Spun and caught fire, Broxbourne | |
The Hon George Garrow Tomlin (33) killed | |
13.12.31 | Avro Avian III G-EBYO, Mrs Vera Brailey, St Lythans |
Spun into ground after loop, St Lythans, Cardiff | |
Capt Cecil Albert Baker (30) killed | |
Oliver Evans injured | |
19.12.31 | DH.60M Moth K1854?, Station HQ, Boscombe Down |
Crashed inverted in fog, Beacon Hill, between Amesbury and Bulford | |
Flt Lt George Justice Southam (29) killed | |
Fg Off George Walter Lawson (22) killed | |
26.1.1932 | Parnall Peto N255 |
Lost with 60 crew when HM Submarine M2 sank off Portland, Dorset | |
Fg Off Henry Castlehow Toppin (28) considered died 29.1.32 (pilot) (Lt, RN) | |
Lt Claude Richard Townsend (29) considered died 29.1.32 (observer) | |
LAC Leslie Gregory considered died 29.1.32 | |
LAC Frank James Harmon (23) considered died 29.1.32 | |
15.2.32 | Fairey IIIF S1332, RAF, Leuchars |
Midair collision with Avro 504N J8509, near Leuchars | |
Fg Off Herbert George Hicks (27) killed | |
AC1 Richard Beattie (25) killed | |
Sub-Lt Arthur Allison Fitzroy Talbot injured in Avro | |
20.2.32 | DH.60X Moth G-AAPO, National Flying Services, Hanworth |
Spun in, Sunbury Way, Hanworth | |
George Lawrence Maitland Warne (45) died 29.12.32 | |
17.3.32 | Avro 504N J8568, Central Flying School, Wittering |
Crashed and burnt out, Pilsgate, Barnack, near Wittering | |
Sgt Joseph Ivan Richardson (26) killed | |
Sgt Noel William Nicholls (28) killed | |
8.4.32 | Short S.7 Mussel seaplane G-AAFZ, Short Brothers, Rochester |
Pilot collapsed after landing on the Medway, Rochester | |
Albert Eustace Short (56) died | |
14.4.32 | Avro 504N K2352, 2 FTS, Digby |
Stalled, dived into field and caught fire, East Winch, near King's Lynn | |
Plt Off Adrian John Warford-Mein (22) killed (Australian) | |
26.4.32 | Bulldog IIA K1673, 23 Sqn, Kenley |
Collided with Bulldog K1675 and spun into ground, Hartfield, Sussex | |
Plt Off Archibald Campbell Johnstone (20) killed | |
Sgt Edward Daniel Jack baled out of K1675 | |
28.4.32 | DH.60G Moth (ZS-ACY)?, de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd., Stag Lane |
Crashed on test flight with wing locking bolt disconnected, Edgware | |
Jack Edgar Tyler (33) killed | |
29.4.32 | Avro 504N K1253, 502 Sqn, Aldergrove |
Crashed in fog on mountain top, Cloughcorr, Co Antrim | |
Fg Off John Frederick Sutton (22) killed | |
1.5.32 | B.A.C. II G179, North Kent Gliding Club |
Stalled and crashed, Ash, near Sevenoaks | |
William Herbert Cruse (27) died 2.5.32 | |
6.5.32 | Avro 504N K1042 & K1050, CFS, Wittering |
Collision during formation change, near Stamford | |
Fg Off Duncan Shimwell McDougall (28) killed | |
Fg Off Nicholas Erskine White (24) killed | |
15.5.32 | B.A.C. V G159, Preston and District Gliding Club |
Stalled and dived into beach, Middleton Sands, near Heysham | |
Alan Worden Graham (30) killed | |
18.5.32 | DH.60X Moth G-AAPL, National Flying Services Ltd, Hanworth |
Crashed after wing failure at 1500ft, Waltham, near Grimsby | |
Thomas Clement Brett (29) killed | |
Montague Montgomery Hobbs (28) killed | |
19.5.32 | DH.60X Moth G-EBZW, Norfolk & Norwich Aero Club |
Spun off low flat turn, Mousehold, Norwich | |
Henry Carden Wright (31) killed | |
21.5.32 | Spartan Three Seater G-ABTT, Spartan Aircraft Ltd |
Flew into tree during race, Stanton, Suffolk | |
Flt Lt Frank George Gibbons DFC (32) killed | |
22.5.32 | Desoutter II G-ABFO, Personal Flying Services, Croydon |
Hit hillside in fog, Meoul, 6m S of Stranraer | |
Major Irwin Napier Colin Clarke DSC (39) killed | |
Ernest Victor Barton (36) killed | |
24.5.32 | Siskin DC, 5 FTS, Sealand |
Spun in and caught fire, Barton aerodrome, Manchester | |
Sgt Jack Treadwell (29) died 10.6.32 | |
LAC William Patrick Lane (22) killed | |
26.5.32 | Fury I K2064, 1 Sqn, Tangmere |
Collision with K2036 in formation, Buckingham Park, near Shoreham | |
Plt Off Neville Howard Jackson (20) killed | |
Fg Off George James Stewart Chatterton baled out of K2036 | |
8.6.32 | Ripon S1560, 466 Flt, HMS Furious |
Dived into sea during practice bombing run, off Portree, Skye | |
Fg Off Dennis John Margetts (27) killed (Lt, RN) | |
Lt James Newsham (31) killed | |
8.6.32 | Boulton Paul Sidestrand, 101 Sqn, Andover |
2 crew members baled out following engine failure; aircraft landed safely, Andover | |
Sqn Ldr Leonard Maurice Elworthy (37) killed | |
Flt Lt John Rene Whitley injured | |
Sgt Horace Clifton Westwood unhurt (pilot) | |
Cpl Jabez Lander Thrussell unhurt | |
9.6.32 | Avro 504N F8812 & K1815, 2 FTS, Digby |
Midair collision, Bloxholme, near Digby | |
Plt Off John David Best (23) killed | |
Plt Off Horatio Bethune Leggatt (22) killed | |
17.6.32 | Atlas, Cambridge University Air Squadron, Duxford |
Spun on approach, Netheravon | |
Plt Off Geoffrey Douglas Watson (21) killed (RAFO) | |
4.7.32 | DH.60X Moth G-AAMM, National Flying Services Ltd, Hanworth |
Hit top of telegraph pole on landing and crashed, Woodley; rebuilt | |
Mrs Ella Viola (Veronica) Hughes (38) died 14.7.32 | |
William Alfred Blackmore Greenfield unhurt (pilot) | |
26.7.32 | DH.60G Moth G-AAKM, Skegness & East Lincs Aero Club |
Crashed after parachute fouled tailplane, Littleport, Cambridgeshire; rebuilt | |
Robert Ernest Hopkins (22) killed | |
Flt Lt Geoffrey Roger Cole Spencer injured (pilot) | |
27.7.32 | Wapiti K1369, 501 Sqn, Filton |
Hit tree, crashed and caught fire, Howletts House, near Bekesbourne | |
Fg Off Peter Walter Johnston Pharazyn (21) killed (Special Reserve; New Zealander) | |
27.7.32 | DH.80A Puss Moth G-ABDH, Brian Lewis & Co Ltd, Heston |
Broke up in thunderstorm, near Thursley, Surrey | |
Bruce Bayne Bossom (21) killed | |
Mrs Emily Bayne Bossom (43) killed | |
Otto Adolf Joseph Emich Alexander, Graf zu Erbach-F�rstenau (23) killed | |
1.8.32 | DH.60G Moth G-AAEL, Reginald H Lemon, Armthorpe |
Spun in from 500ft, Armthorpe, Doncaster | |
Harry Addy (21) killed | |
Mark Allinson (14) died 2.8.32 | |
Augustus Grey Diswell Alderson injured (pilot) | |
4.8.32 | Bluebird IV G-AATO, Blackburn reserve school, Brough |
Dived into ground, Broomfleet, near Brough | |
Plt Off William Harvey Salt (20) killed (RAFO) | |
16.8.32 | Fairey IIIF S1528, RAF Training Base, Leuchars |
Spun in from 800ft, 1m NE of Leuchars | |
Fg Off Andrew Bankes Kay (23) killed (Lt, RN) | |
AC2 William Robert Foreman killed | |
27.8.32 | Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AATM, North Sea Aerial & General Transport Ltd, Brough |
Stalled on turn during flour-bombing display, Coal Aston Aerodrome, near Sheffield | |
Fg Off John Leonard Mayer DFC (34) died 6.10.32 (RAFO) | |
9.9.32 | Bulldog J9581?, 3 Sqn, Upavon |
Broke up in flight, Netheravon | |
Fg Off Percy John Walter Hawkins (23) killed | |
14.9.32 | ?, Sussex Aviation and Aero Club, Bishopstone |
Mechanic struck while swinging propeller, Bishopstone | |
Thomas Murray Morrison (26) died 17.9.32 | |
John Sale (pilot) | |
17.9.32 | Liore et Olivier 212 F-AIFE, Air Union |
Crashed in fog, Selsdon Park, Surrey | |
Gustave Demeuldre (35) killed (pilot) | |
Raymond Freval injured (mechanic) | |
26.9.32 | Flycatcher N9929, 401 Flt, HMS Furious |
Bomb hit u/c axle on bombing practice; exploded and crashed, Holbeach range | |
Fg Off Henry Maitland King (25) killed (Lt, RN) | |
5.10.32 | Avro 504K G-AAUJ, Cornwall Aviation Co. Ltd. |
Spun in during aerobatics, Plompton, near Harrogate | |
Robert Arthur Snow (33) killed | |
Edward Duncan Crundall DFC injured (pilot) | |
George Reginald Walker injured | |
7.10.32 | Virginia X J8237, 58 Sqn, Worthy Down |
Crashed after wing failure and caught fire, Compton, near Godalming | |
Fg Off Arthur Wilfrid Brian Page (24) killed | |
Plt Off Bernard Henry Gully (21) killed | |
AC1 Reginald Charles Lewis baled out; injured | |
AC1 George Henry Ralphs baled out | |
LAC William Herbert Quane baled out | |
Cpl Frederick Edward Brooks baled out | |
9.10.32 | DH.60X Moth G-EBZU, Northern Air Lines |
Spun and crashed shortly after take-off from Barton, Higher Irlam, Lancs | |
Olga Homewood (25) killed | |
Leslie Graham Homewood injured (pilot) | |
12.10.32 | Tutor K2509, 3 FTS, Grantham |
Spun in off loop, Great Ponton Heath, near Grantham | |
Flt Lt Harold Claude Marett (28) killed (New Zealander) | |
Act Plt Off Adrian Kinross White (19) killed (New Zealander) | |
27.10.32 | Audax I K2007, 4 Sqn, Farnborough |
Dived into ground after midair collision with K2000 in loop, Farnborough | |
Fg Off Neville Herbert Thompson (29) killed (Lt, Sherwood Foresters) | |
LAC Henry George Harvey (23) killed | |
Flt Lt William Hawkesley Burbury unhurt in K2000 | |
29.10.32 | Junkers W.33f D-2017 "Marmara", Deutsche Lufthansa |
Lost at sea in storm, off Dover, Kent | |
Wilhelm Cuno killed (pilot) | |
Werner Drebes killed (wireless operator) | |
4.12.32 | DH.60X Moth G-AAYS, Hampshire Aeroplane Club, Hamble |
Dived into sea, Southampton Water, near Netley | |
Fg Off Eric Douglas Bishop (23) died 5.12.32 | |
Plt Off Richard James Berens (21) drowned | |
4.1.1933 | Bulldog IIIA R-5, A&AEE, Martlesham |
Broke up during aerobatics, Norton Heath, Essex | |
Fg Off John Laurence Armstrong (26) killed (New Zealander) | |
12.1.33 | Blackburn Iris V S1263, 209 Sqn, Mount Batten |
Sank following collision with dockyard launch after landing, Plymouth Sound | |
LAC Alfred Dore Slatter (20) drowned | |
Sqn Ldr John Hugh Oscar Jones injured (pilot) | |
Cpl Henry Seward Beale Mace injured | |
LAC (Act Cpl) Frederick Leonard Petch injured | |
LAC Ernest Alfred Fuller injured | |
LAC Francis Joseph Soper injured | |
AC1 Norman William Watson injured | |
AC1 James Douglas Frederick Williams injured | |
Sgt John Herbert Claude Saffery unhurt | |
8.2.33 | Virginia X J7129, 9 Sqn, Boscombe Down |
Hit tree in mist and caught fire, Wexcombe, Wilts | |
Fg Off Thorold Paul Pilcher (20) killed | |
Sgt Albert Roy Allen (24) killed | |
Cpl Cyril Smith (26) killed | |
AC2 Edward Cecil Sholl (26) killed | |
LAC John William Henry Hipwell injured | |
28.2.33 | Fury I K1936, 43 Sqn, Tangmere |
Collision with K1933 in circuit, Tangmere | |
Plt Off Robert Vincent Rolph (20) killed (Canadian) | |
Plt Off Colin Campbell McMullen injured in K1933 | |
23.3.33 | Atlas, Cambridge University Air Squadron, Duxford |
Lost speed after take-off and crashed, Boscombe Down | |
Mr Howard Lecky Somerville Sikes (22) killed | |
31.3.33 | Atlas TM J9452, 5 FTS, Sealand |
Overturned on forced landing in field and caught fire, Sealand | |
Act Plt Off Owen William Walter Reed (20) killed | |
23.4.33 | DH.60X Moth G-EBTV, Skegness & East Lincolnshire Aero Club |
Dived into sea, off Seacroft, Skegness | |
Joseph Henry Barton (20) drowned | |
Walter Shaw unhurt (pilot) | |
30.4.33 | Avro 504K G-ABZC, Devonshire Aviation Tours, Exeter |
Crashed on forced landing out of fuel, Chard, Somerset | |
Gerald Banfield (23) killed | |
James Henry Hickling injured (pilot) | |
Charles Guppy injured | |
1.5.33 | Hart K2974, 601 Sqn, Hendon |
Hit ground pulling out of dive in formation practice, Hendon | |
Plt Off Edward Antony James Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount Knebworth, MP (29) killed (AAF) | |
LAC Ralph Harrison (21) killed | |
13.5.33 | B.A.C. Drone No. 4, Maidstone Flying School |
Sideslipped and crashed, West Malling | |
Charles Herbert Lowe-Wylde (32) killed | |
15.5.33 | Ripon S1667, 811 Sqn, HMS Furious |
Crashed on landing, HMS Furious, off Cromarty | |
Plt Off John Tosswill Longman (21) drowned | |
17.5.33 | Bulldog, 3 Sqn, Upavon |
Lost control near ground, Upavon | |
Fg Off William Ivan Clarke (21) killed | |
18.5.33 | DH.60M Moth K1225, Practice Flight, Manston |
Stalled and crashed during practice forced landing, near Manston | |
Fg Off Lionel Arthur Hutchings (29) killed | |
Lt Charles Douglas Packard injured | |
19.5.33 | Bulldog IIA K2201, A&AEE, Martlesham Heath |
Collision with K2191 in formation loop, Martlesham | |
Flt Lt George Edwin Campbell DFM (32) killed | |
Flt Lt James Francis Moir baled out of K2191 | |
19.5.33 | Avro 504N J8533, 5 FTS, Sealand |
Collision with J8676 on approach; instructor baled out too low, Sealand | |
Flt Lt Murray Meyrick Restell-Little (33) killed | |
Act Plt Off Patrick Hunter Dunn unhurt | |
19.5.33 | Avro 504N J8676, 5 FTS, Sealand |
Collision with J8533 on approach, Sealand | |
Act Plt Off John Frederick Napier Fairbanks (21) killed | |
24.5.33 | DH.60G Moth EI-AAH, Irish Aero Club, Baldonnel |
Crashed in sea after loop, off Dalkey Island, Co Dublin | |
Major Samuel William Dunckley (42) drowned | |
Edward Dodwell Clayson (33) drowned | |
1.6.33 | DH.60G Moth G-AAKX, Gravesend Aviation Ltd |
Lost at sea, Thames estuary | |
Richard Fortescue (22) killed | |
6.6.33 | Avro Avian IVM G-ABDN, H B Chantrey, Heston |
Spun off turn after take-off and caught fire, Skegness | |
Hubert Bentinck Chantrey (29) killed | |
Miss Vera Emily Field (30) killed | |
11.6.33 | Handley Page Clive G-ABYX, National Aviation Day Displays |
Boys hit on undershot landing, Middleton Park, Leeds | |
Fred Smith (12) killed | |
Leslie Taylor (8) killed | |
Flt Lt Hugh Coleman Johnson (pilot) | |
13.6.33 | Vickers Vildebeest VI N230, RAE, Farnborough |
Stalled and crashed after take-off and caught fire, Farnborough | |
Flt Lt Francis Stafford O'Hanlon (29) killed | |
15.6.33 | Atlas TM K1486, RAF College, Cranwell |
Hit dike on landing, overturned and caught fire, Brauncewell | |
Flt Cadet John William Gard (19) killed | |
19.6.33 | Siskin IIIA J8624, 2 FTS, Digby |
Crashed while diving on target, Donna Nook range | |
Plt Off Edward Gordon Villiers (23) killed | |
29.6.33 | Fairey Seal K3516, RAF, Leuchars |
Passenger dragged out by parachute on catapult launch, Leuchars | |
Cpl Thomas Alexander Rae (33) killed | |
Flt Lt Arthur Mostyn Wray unhurt | |
7.7.33 | DH.60G Moth EI-AAI, Irish Aero Club |
Collision with Fox Moth G-ABWF during display, Limerick | |
William Robert Elliot killed (CFI of Irish Aero Club) | |
William Ower (25) killed | |
Geoffrey Tyson & George Whitfield unhurt in Fox Moth | |
3.8.33 | Avro 631 Cadet C.3, Irish Air Corps |
Crashed after collision in formation flight, Clondalkin, near Baldonnel | |
Lt James Patrick Twohig (26) killed | |
Lt Arthur G Russell unhurt in 2nd machine | |
5.8.33 | Vickers Vespa V.6, Irish Air Corps |
Spun in during display, Phoenix Park, Dublin | |
Capt Oscar Aloysius Patrick Heron (36) killed | |
Pte Robert Tobin (21) died 6.8.33 | |
15.8.33 | Wapiti, 605 Sqn, Castle Bromwich |
Girl in boat hit during air-firing practice, Leysdown, Sheppey | |
Miss Enid Jean Marrian Chesterton (17) killed | |
Fg Off John Henry Wood (pilot) | |
AC1 John Bohemia (air gunner) | |
27.8.33 | Avro 504, British Hospitals Air Pageants |
Parachute collapsed during display, Plompton, near Harrogate | |
Alfred Henry Crawshay Evans (29) killed | |
30.8.33 | DH.60G Moth G-AAGS, S P Tyzack, Sywell |
Crashed into estuary after wing struck pedestrians on beach, Barmouth | |
Wilfred Allport (20) killed | |
Clifford Allport injured | |
Miss Ethel Doreen Tyzack injured (pilot) | |
14.9.33 | ?, HMS Furious |
Veered on take-off and hit stokers, HMS Furious, Spithead | |
Leading Stoker John Bailey (25) killed | |
Leading Stoker Matthew William Rapson injured | |
Sub-Lt George William Robert Nicholl (pilot) | |
15.9.33 | Spartan Arrow G-ACHF, Lady Clayton, Brooklands |
Pilot jumped from aeroplane after throttle lever broke on the ground, Brooklands; repaired | |
Lady Dorothy Mary Clayton East Clayton (26) killed | |
15.9.33 | DH.84 Dragon G-ACHX, Wrightson & Pearce Ltd, Heston |
Hit hedge on take-off, Armthorpe, Doncaster; repaired | |
Capt George Arthur Pennington (34) killed | |
Fred Darling injured | |
Mrs Norah Valerie Hartigan injured | |
Fred Lane injured | |
Herbert Henry Gratwicke Blagrave unhurt | |
Peter Edward Gratwicke Blagrave unhurt | |
Archie Burns unhurt | |
Gordon Richards unhurt | |
16.9.33 | Virginia X K2670 "Richborough Castle", 500 Sqn, Manston |
Overshot landing into ditch, Brooklands | |
Fg Off Leslie Maurice Few (29) killed (Special Reserve) | |
Flt Lt Walter George Woolliams injured | |
Fg Off William Kent Le May injured (Special Reserve) | |
LAC George Donaldson injured | |
LAC Leonard George Manning unhurt | |
22.9.33 | Bulldog IIA K2138, 17 Sqn, Upavon |
Hit haystack on take-off, Imber Clump LG, Salisbury Plain | |
Sgt Robert Hugh Little (26) killed | |
25.9.33 | Fury I K2073, 1 Sqn, Tangmere |
Dived into ground, West Thorney, near Emsworth | |
Sgt William Molesworth Hodge (25) killed | |
26.9.33 | Gordon K1732, 40 Sqn, Abingdon |
Crashed in fog and caught fire, Spindlestone Farm, near Bamburgh, Northumberland | |
Fg Off Norman Charles Meyrick Styche (25) killed | |
AC1 Maurice Albert Charles White (20) killed | |
26.9.33 | Gordon K1741?, 40 Sqn, Abingdon |
Lost in fog and crashed into sea, off Hartlepool | |
Sgt John William Eric Christian (27) drowned | |
Cpl Aubrey Cleaton Lewis (27) drowned | |
28.9.33 | Spartan Three Seater I G-ABWV, Rollason Aviation, Croydon |
Flew into hillside in fog, Little Ponton, near Grantham | |
George Blackburn Watson (27) killed | |
1.10.33 | Percival Gull Four G-ACAL, British Air Navigation Co., Heston |
Crashed in mist, Sandhurst, near Hawkhurst, Kent | |
Capt Arthur Jack Graham Styran MC AFC (43) killed | |
Ian Charles MacGilchrist (27) killed | |
Bertram Wilson (38) killed | |
1.10.33 | Spartan Three Seater II G-ABZH, Aerofilms Ltd |
Stalled on approach, Colpe Farm, near Drogheda, Ireland | |
Fg Off Robert Kingsley Rose (34) killed (RAFO) | |
Patrick Hoey injured | |
Mrs Hoey injured | |
2.10.33 | Ripon S1428, 811 Sqn, HMS Furious |
Crashed during Fleet manoeuvres, 6m off Tarbat Ness, Scotland | |
Fg Off Osmund Fitzmaurice Llewellyn Bullock (28) killed (Lt, RN) | |
Leading Telegraphist William Frederick Goyns (33) killed | |
17.10.33 | Supermarine Southampton I S1121, C Flt Calshot |
Bounced and dived into sea on take-off, Southampton Water, off Calshot | |
Fg Off John Charles Francis Peacock (28) died 18.10.33 | |
LAC Harry George Thomas Foley (20) killed | |
Wg Cdr Theodore Quintus Studd DFC injured | |
AC1 James Barry O'Connell unhurt | |
4.12.33 | Bulldog IIA K1654 & K1659, 17 Sqn, Upavon |
Collision during fighting practice, Milton Lilbourne, Wilts. | |
Plt Off Griffith Owen Llewellyn (21) killed | |
Sgt John Cyril Hopkins (27) killed | |
5.12.33 | G.A.L. Monospar ST.4 Mk.II G-ACKT, Duchess of Bedford, Woburn |
Crashed avoiding electricity pylon, Thrupp's Farm, Lidlington, Bedford | |
Flt Lt James Bernard Allen (35) killed (RAFO) | |
29.12.33 | Bulldog K1685, 111 Sqn, Hornchurch |
Spun in, Hall Farm, Shenfield, Essex | |
Fg Off Ronald Rowley Murphy (25) killed (New Zealander) | |
13.1.1934 | Parnall Elf G-AAIO, F R Hall, Down Hatherley |
Spun, crashed and burned, Park Corner, near Sapperton, Glos | |
Fred Rowland Hall (43) killed | |
Roy Weston Hall (17) killed | |
20.1.34 | Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AAOI, York County Aviation Club |
Stalled, crashed and caught fire, Sherburn-in-Elmet | |
James Varley Quarmby (26) killed | |
Clifford Shaw (26) killed | |
28.1.34 | Comper Swift G-ABJR, C R Shillingford, Brooklands |
Spun off slow roll, Brooklands | |
Charles Raymond Shillingford (29) killed | |
6.3.34 | Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AABV, T E Richardson, Hedon |
Spun off slow roll, Hedon | |
Dr John Hugh Paton MB ChB (34) died 7.3.34 (Fg Off, RAFO) | |
11.3.34 | Wallace I K3563, 501 Sqn, Filton |
Crashed after engine failure, Crossways, Thornbury | |
LAC Charles Edward Griffiths (22) killed (Special Reserve) | |
Fg Off William Kent Le May parachuted (Special Reserve) | |
23.3.34 | Atlas, RAF College, Cranwell |
Spun in from 400ft, North Rauceby, near Cranwell | |
Flt Cadet Stanley Jefferys Treasure (20) killed | |
24.3.34 | DH.60X Moth G-EBWT, Herts & Essex Aero Club, Broxbourne |
Stalled and crashed, Nazeing, Essex | |
Norman Geoffrey Bartholomew (22) killed | |
Eric Alfred William Dymond injured (pilot) | |
23.4.34 | Fury I K2044, 1 Sqn, Tangmere |
Collision with K2047; baled out too low, Northolt | |
Flt Lt Richard Brown (27) killed | |
23.4.34 | Fury I K2047, 1 Sqn, Tangmere |
Collision with K2044 during flight attack practice, Northolt | |
Fg Off William Erskine Snell Tanner (21) killed | |
1.5.34 | Hart Trainer K3152, RAF College, Cranwell |
Collision with Bulldog K3928, near Digby | |
Fg Off Dennis John Douthwaite (25) killed | |
Flt Cadet John Askell Rutherfoord (20) killed | |
1.5.34 | Bulldog Trainer K3928, RAF College, Cranwell |
Collision with Hart K3152, near Digby | |
Flt Lt Joseph Seymour Tanner (26) killed | |
Flt Cadet John Aickin Plugge (19) killed (New Zealander) | |
9.5.34 | Wibault 282.T12 F-AMHP, Air France |
Lost in English Channel in low cloud, 12m SSE of Dungeness, Kent | |
Francois Cannet killed (pilot) | |
Joseph Ollier killed (wireless operator) | |
Myles Anthony Murphy (32) killed (steward, British) | |
Baron Gilbert de Neufville killed (French) | |
Arthur Louis Fraissard (38) killed (Swiss) | |
Guichard killed (French) | |
18.5.34 | Bulldog IIA K2194, 41 Sqn, Northolt |
Flew into towed target and crashed into the Wash, Holbeach ranges | |
Sgt Frank Baker (22) killed | |
20.5.34 | Dunning sailplane, Herbert J Dunning |
Wing tip hit ground on steep turn after take-off, Lancing | |
John Ashton Lawford (34) died 21.5.34 | |
24.5.34 | Atlas TM K2533, Station Flight, Andover |
Spun in and caught fire, Monxton, near Andover | |
Fg Off George Elyton Sloan Williams (26) killed (New Zealander) | |
Cpl Robert Foley Brown (27) killed | |
31.5.34 | Liore et Olivier 213 F-AIVG, Air France |
Hit radio mast on take-off and crashed, Croydon | |
Capt Raymond de Fives (34) killed | |
Roger L'Huillier (24) killed | |
16.6.34 | DH.83 Fox Moth G-ABYO, Norman Edgar (Western Airways), Whitchurch |
Dived in on forced landing and destroyed by fire, Five Lanes, Caerwent, Monmouthshire | |
Arthur Turner (41) killed | |
Douglas Frank Charles Brecknell injured (pilot) | |
Godfrey Jones injured | |
17.6.34 | Avro Tutor G-ACOV, Air Pageants Ltd |
Crashed during aerobatics at Sky Devils Air Circus, Stretton, Burton-on-Trent | |
Cecil Hardy (32) killed | |
Arthur George Bullmore injured (pilot) | |
17.6.34 | R.F.D. Primary G114, London Gliding Club, Dunstable |
Crashed after flying wire failed, Dunstable | |
Louis Adrien Desoutter (34) died 23.6.34 | |
23.6.34 | DH.60X Moth G-EBZZ, Herts & Essex Aero Club, Broxbourne. |
Spun and dived into field, Cold Harbour Farm, Stanstead Abbots, Herts. | |
Einar Mathieson (27) killed (Norwegian) | |
Eric Alfred William Dymond survived (pilot) | |
24.6.34 | DH.60G Moth G-AACO, Scarborough Aero Club, Ganton, East Heslerton |
Dived in and caught fire, East Heslerton, Yorks. | |
Gerald Henry Lawson Royle (16) killed | |
25.6.34 | DH.82 Tiger Moth G-ACBB, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Collision with G-ACBE, Nibley, Yate | |
Fg Off Geoffrey Paulet French Hills (34) killed (RAFO) | |
Fg Off Hamish McKenzie Kerr baled out (RAFO) | |
25.6.34 | DH.82 Tiger Moth G-ACBE, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Collision with G-ACBB, Nibley, Yate | |
Fg Off John Macphee Darroch (37) killed (RAFO) | |
Fg Off Cyril Raymond Lawence Shaw (34) killed (RAFO) | |
30.6.34 | Avro 504N G-ACRS, National Aviation Day Displays |
Crashed during display, Cove, near Aldershot | |
Sgt William "Jock" Mackay (33) died 1.7.34 | |
30.6.34 | Hart K2983, 600 Sqn, Hendon |
Stalled and crashed, Hendon | |
Sqn Ldr Stanley Beresford Collett (38) killed (AAF) | |
Fg Off Robert Francis Gordon Lea injured (pilot, AAF) | |
5.7.34 | Hart I K2432, 18 Sqn, Upper Heyford |
Failed to pull out of dive on target, Northolt | |
Sgt Henry Thomas Light (25) killed | |
LAC William St George Dowsing (20) killed | |
6.7.34 | Heyford I K3497, 99 Sqn, Upper Heyford |
Hit hedge and tipped up on night landing, Upper Heyford | |
Sgt George Robinson (27) killed | |
Plt Off Eric Scott Butler injured | |
AC1 Frank Hancox Smith injured | |
LAC Charles Marcus Butterworth injured | |
LAC Harry Ardern injured | |
10.7.34 | DH.60G Moth G-ABPC, Surrey Flying Services Ltd, Croydon |
Farm worker hit during practice forced landing, Bayhorne Farm, Horley | |
Harry Knight (70) killed | |
Suhrid Mallik unhurt (pilot, Indian) | |
Duncan Mactavish unhurt (passenger) | |
21.7.34 | DH.53 Humming Bird G-EBQP, S V Pantvaidya, Hamble |
Stalled and crashed, Hamble | |
Shrikrishna Vaman Pantvaidya (26) killed (Indian) | |
26.7.34 | Audax, 2 Sqn, Manston |
Aircraft hit man on ground during Territorial exercise, Telscombe, near Brighton | |
William George Outlaw (35) killed (Co Sgt-Major, 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, TA) | |
Fg Off Walter Ronald Farley unhurt (pilot) | |
31.7.34 | DH.83 Fox Moth G-ACEE, The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd, Turnhouse |
Crashed into trees after take-off, Riverside Park, Dundee | |
Stewart Menzies Campbell (30) died 1.8.34 | |
Nan Craighead (16) killed | |
Fg Off John Annesley Hankins injured (pilot, New Zealander) | |
25.8.34 | DH.84 Dragon 2 G-ACMO, Jersey Airways |
Veered on take-off and hit boys on sea wall, West Park Beach, Jersey | |
Dennis Harry Dutot (9) killed | |
Raymond Potigny (9) injured | |
Mr Wood (pilot) | |
25.8.34 | Miles M.2 Hawk G-ACKI, G J Armstrong-Evans, Reading |
Stalled on approach, Morston, Norfolk | |
Plt Off Peter Hilary Pomeroy Simonds (24) killed | |
George Joseph Armstrong Evans injured (pilot) | |
2.9.34 | DH.60G Moth G-AAEU, Kent Flying Club, Bekesbourne |
Spun and crashed during aerial treasure hunt, Adisham Downs, near Charing, Kent | |
John Wilfrid James (33) killed | |
Norman Ian Ramsay (19) killed | |
3.9.34 | Bulldog IIA K2866, 29 Sqn, North Weald |
Hit wires and crashed, Ham Street, Kent | |
Fg Off John Graham Bigelow (22) killed | |
10.9.34 | Fairey IIIF Mk. II (F.968), Irish Air Corps |
Hit tree, crashed and caught fire, Terenure, Dublin | |
Lt Arthur G Russell (33) killed | |
Private Daniel Joseph Twomey (20) killed | |
Sgt Patrick Leo Canavan injured | |
16.9.34 | Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AAVF, Lincolnshire Aero Club |
Forced landed after hitting photographer, Limber, near Grimsby | |
Mrs Rosa Dorothy Davy (46) killed | |
Capt Charles Ian Marr Johnson unhurt (pilot) | |
Miss Barbara Davy unhurt (passenger) | |
22.9.34 | Handley Page W.10 G-EBMM "Youth of New Zealand", National Aviation Displays Ltd |
Crashed after control lost, College Farm, near Aston Clinton, Bucks. | |
Fg Off Charles Henry Godwin Bremridge (30) killed (RAFO) | |
James Donovan (47) killed (engineer) | |
Arthur Vernon Littlejohns (40) killed (rigger) | |
Donelly Arthur Dell Harington (18) killed (apprentice) | |
29.9.34 | Airspeed Courier G-ACSY, London, Scottish & Provincial Airways |
Spun and crashed, Shoreham, near Sevenoaks, Kent | |
Fg Off Ronald Maxwell Smith (26) killed (RAFO) | |
Frederick Victor Garrett-Reed (34) killed | |
Mrs Ellen Rose-Innes (66) killed | |
Dr Picotee Elizabeth Rose-Innes (26) killed | |
2.10.34 | DH.89 Dragon Rapide G-ACPM, Hillman's Airways |
Crashed into English Channel in low cloud, 4 miles off Folkestone | |
Fg Off Walter Robert Bannister (43) killed (RAFO) | |
Louis Beigneux killed (French) | |
Jean Louis Bordaz (32) killed (French) | |
Miss Phyllis Budden (19) killed | |
Andrew McGregor Ritchie (31) killed | |
Albert Paul de Sanno (66) killed (American) | |
Helene Slabodsky (32) killed (French) | |
5.10.34 | Baffin K4075, 810 Sqn, HMS Courageous |
Crashed landing on HMS Courageous, off Isle of May, Firth of Forth | |
Fg Off Leonard Nicholas Elsner (23) drowned | |
Sgt Harry Brett Bexley injured | |
26.10.34 | Atlas, 5 FTS, Sealand |
Dived into ground, Rake Farm, Sandycroft, near Hawarden | |
Act Plt Off Eric Godwin Hall (21) killed | |
28.10.34 | DH.60G Moth G-ABTS, Henlys Ltd, Heston |
Spun in after take-off, Stallpits Farm, Shrivenham, Berks; rebuilt | |
2Lt William Fletcher (21) died 11.11.34 | |
Archibald George Hamilton (24) killed | |
3.11.34 | DH.60X Moth G-EBXG, Nottingham Flying Club, Tollerton |
Wing failed in loop; crashed and burnt, Chilwell Manor golf course, near Beeston, Notts | |
Fg Off Philip Spencer Rook (24) killed (Special Reserve) | |
Plt Off Alan Cuyler Grant-Dalton (24) killed (Special Reserve) | |
7.11.34 | DH.60X Moth G-AAAG, Portsmouth Aero Club |
Spun into the Solent in bad weather, off Spithead | |
John Cash (34) killed | |
Ronald Keith Randall (19) killed | |
23.11.34 | DH.80A Puss Moth G-AAZN, G H Turner, Barton |
Crashed in thick fog, Rough Stone Farm, near Bradnop, Leek, Staffs | |
Geoffrey Heap Turner (24) killed | |
9.12.34 | Hart K3887, 605 Sqn, Castle Bromwich |
Collision with Moth G-ACOH on approach, Castle Bromwich | |
Fg Off Walter Collinson Barnaby (29) killed (AAF) | |
AC2 Frederick James Macdonald Hardie (29) killed (AAF) | |
9.12.34 | DH Moth Major G-ACOH, Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwich |
Collision with Hart K3887 on approach, Castle Bromwich | |
Frank Smith (32) killed | |
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