18.4.19 | Short Shamrock (S.538), Short Brothers, Rochester |
Ditched after engine failure, off Holyhead, Anglesey | |
Maj James Conrad Peter Wood rescued | |
Capt Colin Charles Wyllie rescued | |
30.4.19 | Avro 534 Baby, A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Spun into shore after take-off, Hamble | |
Capt Harold Alan Hamersley MC unhurt | |
1.5.19 | D.H.9 C6054 (G-EAAA), Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd. |
Crashed in mist, Portsdown Hill, near Portsmouth | |
Capt Howard John Thomas Saint DSC injured | |
Capt Donald Greig injured | |
12.5.19 | Handley Page O/400 F5414, Handley Page Ltd. |
Hit bank on take-off, Harker, near Carlisle; rebuilt as O/7 G-EAAF | |
Capt William Harold Nelson Shakespeare MC AFC injured (pilot) | |
Maj Thomas Hans Orde-Lees injured (observer) | |
Miss Grace Ellen Pothecary alias Silva/Sylvia Boyden injured | |
Bill Crisp unhurt (fitter) | |
George Kimber Marchmont unhurt (rigger) | |
19.5.19 | Sopwith Atlantic |
Ditched in sea, 750m W of Ireland | |
Harry George Hawker rescued | |
Lt-Cdr Kenneth Mackenzie-Grieve rescued | |
31.5.19 | Blackburn Kangaroo B9982 (G-EADF), Grahame-White Aviation Co Ltd. |
Sideslipped and nose dived on take-off, Hendon | |
5 or 6 occupants; passenger Pte H Cox injured (Canadian) | |
10.6.19 | Sopwith Gnu K-101 (G-EAAH), Sopwith Aviation & Engineering Co Ltd. |
Crashed on sands and caught fire, Southport | |
Capt Charles Douglas Barnard injured | |
Lt Sanwell injured | |
Passenger unhurt | |
15.6.19 | Vickers Vimy, Vickers Ltd. |
Forced landed in bog, Clifden, Galway, Ireland; preserved at the Science Museum, London | |
Capt John William Alcock DSC unhurt | |
Lt Arthur Whitten Brown unhurt | |
5.7.19 | Grahame-White G.W.E.6 Bantam K-150 (G-EAFK), Grahame-White Aviation Co Ltd |
Crashed into hangar, Hendon | |
Capt Paul Richard Tankerville James Michael Isidore Camille Chamberlayne unhurt | |
17.7.19 | Martinsyde "The Raymor" |
Crashed on take-off, St John's, Newfoundland | |
Frederick Phillips Raynham unhurt | |
Lt Conrad Herbert Biddlecombe unhurt | |
19/20.7.19 | Avro 504K H6599 (G-EAGW), North Sea Aerial Navigation Co Ltd. |
Crashed in trees on landing, Scarborough Racecourse | |
21.7.19 | Avro 504K G-EACL, Berkshire Aviation Company |
Overturned on forced landing in hayfield, Northampton | |
Alan John Cobham unhurt | |
Miss Davies unhurt | |
Miss O'Callaghan unhurt | |
4.8.19 | Avro 504K E1663 (G-EACW), A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd. |
Ditched in sea, by Southport pier | |
Pilot & 2 passengers rescued | |
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 | |
21.8.19 | Avro 504K D9343 (G-EAGO), A V Roe & Co Ltd, Southport |
Sideslipped onto sands after take-off, Birkdale, Southport | |
Lt Joseph Crabtree Taylor injured | |
Reginald Kendel Bolton unhurt | |
Mrs Cole unhurt | |
27.8.19 | Avro 536, A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Wrecked in gale, South Shore sands, Blackpool | |
27.8.19 | Avro 504K E1660 (G-EAFC), A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Blown away in gale and wrecked on promenade, Rhyl | |
28.8.19 | Avro 504K H1959 (G-EAHO), H V David, Aberystwyth |
Dived in after take-off, Maesmawr Farm, Aberystwyth | |
Howell Vernon David injured | |
J Forman unhurt | |
Miss L Way unhurt | |
30.8.19 | Avro 536 G-EACG, A V Roe & Co Ltd., Manston |
Crashed on test flight, Manston | |
Capt Denis Milner Deighton injured (pilot) | |
George Elliott injured (chief mechanic) | |
Eric Davis injured | |
Cpl Wells unhurt | |
Miss Pyle unhurt | |
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 | |
9.9.19 | Avro 536 K-104 (G-EAAQ), A V Roe & Co. |
Wrecked on landing after engine failure, Southwark Park | |
Lt Edward Albert Sullock AFC unhurt | |
Mr Ware unhurt | |
Mrs Wait unhurt | |
10.9.19 | Supermarine Sea Lion I G-EALP, Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd. |
Sank after landing with hull damage, off Christchurch, Hants. | |
Basil Deacon Hobbs DSO DSC rescued | |
5.10.19 | Avro 504L K-146 (G-EAFG), A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Wrecked at sea in fog, off Alderney | |
Capt Evans rescued | |
29.10.19 | D.H.4A G-EAHG, Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd. |
Lost in mist; ditched in English Channel, 7m off Portsmouth | |
Lt Henry (Jerry) Shaw rescued | |
Oelrichs rescued (passenger) | |
2.11.19 | Avro 504K G-EAKV, Ecole Aero Lausanne, Blecherette |
Crashed in ravine after engine failure, Nyon, Switzerland; rebuilt as CH-10 | |
Eric Bradley injured | |
Auguste Richard injured | |
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) | |
8.12.19 | Blackburn Kangaroo G-EAOW, Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co Ltd., Brough |
Nosed over on landing after engine failure, Suda Bay, Crete; abandoned | |
Capt George Hubert Wilkins MC AFC (navigator; Australian) | |
Lt Valdemar Rendle (first pilot; Australian) | |
Lt David R Williams (second pilot; Australian) | |
Lt Gernsey Henry Meade Potts (engineer; Australian) | |
9.12.19 | Martinsyde Type A Mk. I G-EAMR, Martinsyde Ltd. |
Crashed in sea, San Giorgio Bay, Corfu | |
Capt Cedric Ernest Howell DSO DFC MC (23) drowned (Australian) | |
Lt George Henry Fraser (39) drowned (Australian) | |
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) | |
18.12.19 | Vickers Viking I G-EAOV, Vickers Ltd. |
Crashed on landing in fog, Cote d'Evrard, near Rouen, France | |
Capt Sir John William Alcock KBE DSC (27) killed | |
19.2.20 | Handley Page O/7 G-EANV "Pioneer", Handley Page South African Transport, Ltd. |
Wrecked in forced landing, Acacia Siding, near Beaufort West, Cape Province, South Africa | |
Maj Henry Meintjies MC AFC, Capt Christoffer Johannes Venter DFC, Askew (engineer) & 7 passengers unhurt | |
25.2.20 | D.H.6 G-EAHE, Golden Eagle Aviation Co. Ltd, Squires Gate |
Crashed on sands, Southport | |
Maj Horace Scott Shield unhurt | |
25.2.20 | Handley Page O/400 G-EAMC, Handley Page Ltd. |
Crashed, 6m N of El Shereik, Sudan | |
Sqn Ldr Herbert George Brackley DSO DSC | |
Capt Frederick Tymms | |
Maj C C Turner | |
27.2.20 | Vickers Vimy Commercial G-EAAV, Vickers Ltd. |
Crashed after engine failure on take-off, Tabora, Tanganyika | |
Capt Stanley Cockerell (pilot) | |
Capt Frank Crossley Griffiths Broome DFC (navigator and second pilot) | |
Sgt-Major James Wyatt MSM (mechanic) | |
Mr Claude Corby (mechanic) | |
Dr Peter Chalmers Mitchell | |
3.3.20 | D.H.10 G-EAJO, Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd. |
Ran into ditch on forced landing after engine failure, near Briviesca, Burgos, Spain | |
Henry (Jerry) Shaw & mechanic unhurt | |
18.3.20 | D.H.16 G-EACT, Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd. |
Ditched in English Channel after compass failure, off Sussex | |
Lt Harold Fraser Game AFC rescued | |
19.3.20 | Avro 504K G-EAGI, Central Aircraft Co., Northolt |
Hit trees on landing after engine failure, Marble Hall Park, Twickenham | |
Otto Cowell injured | |
Joseph Edge injured | |
23.3.20 | B.A.T. Bantam (G-EAFM), British Aerial Transport Co Ltd., Hendon |
Spun in, Hendon | |
Major Christopher Draper DSO injured | |
31.3.20 | Avro 504K G-EAHW, Handley Page Ltd., Cricklewood |
Landed in lake, Southwark Park, London | |
Capt Gordon Percy Olley & passenger unhurt | |
17.4.20 | Sopwith Wallaby G-EAKS, Sopwith Aviation & Engineering Co Ltd. |
Crashed on landing, Grokgak, Bali, Dutch East Indies; rebuilt as G-AUDU | |
Capt George Campbell Matthews AFC injured (Australian Flying Corps) | |
Sgt Thomas D Kay unhurt (Australian Flying Corps) | |
23.5.20 | Avro 504K G-EAQV, Scottish Aerial Touring and Transportation Co., Edinburgh |
Crashed on riverbank after engine failure, Castle Park, Kelso | |
Pilot, John Maxwell +1 passenger unhurt | |
25.5.20 | D.H.6 G-EARA, International Aviation Co Ltd, Douglas |
Dived into sea after take-off, Douglas, IoM | |
Lt George Hughes rescued | |
Mr & Mrs Cockcroft rescued | |
10.6.20 | D.H.16 G-EARU, Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd, Croydon |
Overturned on forced landing after engine failure, Swanley Junction, Kent | |
Mrs Madeline Dorothy Day (28) died 31.5.21 | |
Capt Bayliss injured | |
Sibery Day injured | |
Mr Taw injured | |
15.6.20 | Bristol Tourer G-EART, S Instone & Co Ltd, Croydon |
Forced landed in field after engine failure and overturned | |
Herbert Walter Chattaway & passenger unhurt | |
24.6.20 | Avro 504K G-EADR, S Summerfield & Co. |
Wings collapsed, Werrington, near Peterborough | |
Donald Hastings Sadler (21) killed (pilot) | |
Charles Guest (21) killed | |
Philip Warwick Runquest (31) killed | |
1.7.20 | Handley Page O/400 G-EAKE, Handley Page Transport |
Crashed on take-off after forced landing, Östanå, Sweden | |
Sgt Walter Rogers injured (pilot) | |
Donovan injured (mechanic) | |
Capt Wilhelm Meisterlin injured | |
Lt Brynjulf Gottenborg unhurt | |
Dr Nicolaysen unhurt | |
Mrs Astrid Meisterlin unhurt | |
Haakon Qviller injured (Norwegian) | |
2.7.20 | Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 G-EATP, Maj T Gran, Andover |
Burnt out after forced landing, near Örebro, Sweden | |
Major Jens Tryggve Herman Gran DSC MC unhurt (Norwegian) | |
Lt Lawrence Lauder (Larry) Carter unhurt | |
12.7.20 | Avro 504K G-EALO, Eastbourne Aviation Co Ltd. |
Hit hedge on forced landing after engine failure, Amies Mill Farm, Horsham | |
Claude Perrett unhurt (pilot) | |
A S Belleville unhurt | |
W B Leeds unhurt | |
22.7.20 | Martinsyde F.5, Martinsyde Ltd, Brooklands |
Hit mowing machine on landing, Brooklands | |
Frederick Phillip Raynham injured | |
24.7.20 | D.H.14A G-EAPY, F S Cotton |
Forced landed, near Hertford | |
Frederick Sidney Cotton unhurt | |
Harwood injured | |
28.7.20 | Sopwith Snipe G-EAUV, Handley Page Ltd. |
Crashed after engine failure on take-off, Kingsmead, Hertford | |
Arthur Sidney Wilcockson unhurt | |
1.8.20 | Avro 504K G-EAIB, Anderson & Pool Aviation Co, South Denes |
Ditched off shore after engine failure, Great Yarmouth | |
Capt David Forgham Anderson & 2 passengers unhurt | |
2.8.20 | Avro 504K G-EAGV, North Sea Aerial Navigation Co Ltd. |
Crashed on forced landing, Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, Yorks. | |
Reginald Watson Kenworthy & 2 passengers unhurt | |
3.8.20 | D.H.6 G-EARD, International Aviation Co Ltd, Douglas |
Ditched in Irish Sea after engine failure, 6m off Maughold Head, IoM | |
Lt George Hughes rescued | |
5.8.20 | Avro 534B Baby G-EAUG, A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Crashed in field, Bentley, near Ipswich | |
Denis George Westgarth-Heslam injured | |
6.8.20 | Avro 504K G-EARZ, Bournemouth Aviation Co Ltd. |
Crashed on landing at night, near Bournemouth Aerodrome, Ensbury Park | |
Robert Osmond Lindsay injured | |
16.8.20 | D.H.18 G-EARI, Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd, Croydon |
Overshot forced landing into gardens, Bute Road, Wallington, Surrey | |
Cyril Thomas Holmes unhurt (pilot) | |
James Ackroyde unhurt (American) | |
Cameron Buxton unhurt (American) | |
B Clifford Grey unhurt (American) | |
Owen Moore unhurt (American) | |
Edward Waffermann unhurt (American) | |
H J Whawell unhurt | |
16.8.20 | Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 G-EALW, By Air Ltd, Coventry |
Crashed after engine failure, Biddenham, near Bedford | |
James Gordon Riley (21) killed | |
Henry Hamblin injured | |
19.8.20 | Avro 504L G-EAJH, Eastbourne Aviation Co Ltd. |
Dived into sea off steep turn during race, off Hove, Sussex | |
Arthur George Loton rescued (pilot) | |
Nicholas rescued (mechanic) | |
4.9.20 | Avro 504K G-EAIA, Border Aviation Company, Carlisle |
Forced landed on shore after engine failure, South Bay, Scarborough | |
John Oliver AFC unhurt | |
Wainwright brothers unhurt | |
23.9.20 | Avro 504K G-EAJQ, H W B Hansford |
Hit bank on landing, Honiton, Devon | |
Henry Woodland Beazing Hansford & 2 passengers unhurt | |
25.9.20 | Central Centaur IIA G-EAPC, Central Aircraft Co., Northolt |
Spun in, Sharvel Lane, Hayes | |
Lt Frederick Benjamin Goodwin Castleman (23) killed (Central chief pilot) | |
Ellen Rowland (14) died 27.9.20 | |
George Rowland (43) killed | |
Imelda Mary Trafford (23) killed | |
Gladys Sybil Wilkinson (16) killed | |
Mrs Mary E Wilkinson (43) killed | |
6.10.20 | Avro 504K G-EATV, International Aviation Co Ltd, Douglas |
Hit rock and overturned landing on sands, Douglas, IoM | |
Launcelot John Rimmer unhurt (pilot) | |
L Broadey injured (mechanic) | |
12.12.20 | Beardmore WB.IIB G-EARX, Wm Beardmore & Co Ltd. |
Crashed on forced landing in snowstorm, Portholme Meadow, Huntingdon | |
Capt C E Ward injured | |
Mechanic unhurt | |
14.12.20 | Handley Page O/400 G-EAMA, Handley Page Transport, Cricklewood |
Hit tree and house roof after take-off and caught fire, Golders Green | |
Robert William Bager (34) killed (pilot) | |
John H Williams (27) killed (mechanic) | |
Montague Samuel Salinger (50) killed | |
Adolphe M Van Der Elst (40) killed (French) | |
Piero Curioni injured (Italian) | |
E Rosenthal injured | |
Alexandre Bona unhurt (Italian) | |
Eric Studd unhurt | |
28.1.21 | F.E.2B G-EAHC, Bournemouth Aviation Co Ltd. |
Hit hedge on forced landing with engine trouble, near Trowbridge, Wilts. | |
Pilot unhurt | |
16.4.21 | Avro 504K G-EAMI, W G Pudney |
Overturned on landing on the Marshes, Southam Road, Banbury | |
Gerald Joynson injured | |
Mechanic unhurt | |
27.4.21 | Martinsyde F.4 G-EAWE, Handley Page Ltd. |
Damaged on forced landing out of fuel, Ronchin, Lille, France | |
Maurice Walter Piercey unhurt | |
14.5.21 | D.H.18A G-EAUF "City of Paris", Instone Air Line |
Crashed on landing, Argueil, near Rouen, France | |
Herbert Walter Chattaway & 8 passengers unhurt | |
19.5.21 | Bristol Coupe Tourer G-EAWQ (M-AAEA), Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd. / Alberto Bayo |
Hit mountainside in fog, near Anzuola, 25m SW of San Sebastian, Spain | |
Andrew Haig Forson (28) killed | |
25.5.21 | Bristol Fighter G-EAWZ, P J Pinckney |
Stalled and crashed, Hamble | |
Philip John Pinckney (61) killed | |
Thomas Lawrence Tebbit (23) killed (pilot) | |
Miss Frances Pinckney injured | |
21-22.6.21 | Beardmore rigid airship R36 G-FAAF, Air Council, Pulham |
Damaged while mooring; hit shed, Pulham, Norfolk; reconditioning abandoned 1926 | |
12.7.21 | Nieuport Goshawk G-EASK, Nieuport and General Aircraft Co Ltd. |
Spun into ground, Burnt Oak, near Hendon | |
Harry George Hawker (32) killed (Australian) | |
15.7.21 | Avro 539B Racer G-EAXM, A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Overshot landing into railway cutting, Hamble | |
Denis George Westgarth-Heslam injured | |
16.7.21 | Sopwith Pup G-EAVX, Wg-Cdr A R M Rickards, Glos. |
Nosed over on landing, Hendon | |
Dring Lester Forestier-Walker unhurt | |
7.8.21 | Avro 504K G-EAJK, Vulcan Aviation Co., Bridlington |
Crashed after engine failure on take-off, Flamborough Road, Bridlington | |
Charles H Smith unhurt | |
E Johnson unhurt | |
10.8.21 | D.H.6 G-EANJ?, Stallard Airways |
Ditched off shore after engine failure, West Marina, Hastings, Sussex | |
Ronald Herbert Leavey unhurt | |
Mrs Marjorie Lily Stallard unhurt | |
17.8.21 | D.H.6 G-EARJ?, Giro Aviation Co Ltd, Southport |
Forced landed on sandbank and covered by tide, Ribble Estuary, 2m off St Anne's, Lancs. | |
Lt Sidney Norman Giroux rescued (pilot, Canadian) | |
Capt William Percy Gibbons MC rescued | |
T J Davies rescued | |
18.8.21 | B.A.T. F.K.26 G-EAPK "City of Newcastle", Instone Air Line, Croydon |
Tyre burst on landing and undercarriage collapsed, Le Bourget, France | |
Herbert WaIter Chattaway unhurt (pilot) | |
21.8.21 | Avro 548 G-EAVH, A V Roe & Co Ltd |
Lost speed after take-off and crashed, Melilla, near Montevideo, Uruguay | |
Frank Shingleton (33) killed | |
Francisco Javier Muñiz Livingston (25) killed (Argentine) | |
25.9.21 | Avro 504K G-EAEB, S Summerfield |
Forced landed after engine failure, Lakenham Sports Ground, Norwich | |
Frank Neale injured (pilot) | |
Bowles & companion unhurt | |
6.11.21 | D.H.6 G-EAQC, B Martin, Nottingham |
Wrecked by gale, Hardy's Farm, Humberston, Cleethorpes | |
26.11.21 | Avro 504K G-EAFQ, Stallard Airways, Herne Bay |
Sideslipped and crashed, Charcott, near Tonbridge, Kent | |
Ronald Herbert Leavey injured (pilot) | |
Thomas Baden Powell unhurt | |
1.12.21 | Avro 504K G-EANQ, Ingham and Little Aviation Co, Carlisle |
Forced landed on estuary sands after engine fire and burnt out, Burgh Marsh, near Carlisle | |
Sydney Frank Woods injured (pilot) | |
Percy Hall Ingham injured | |
31.12.21 | Handley Page O/10 G-EATM, Handley Page Ltd. |
Wrecked by gale after landing, Berck-sur-Mer, France | |
15.1.22 | Handley Page O/10 G-EATN, Handley Page Ltd. |
Forced landed in fog, Survilliers, France | |
Capt Robert Henry McIntosh injured (pilot) | |
Wireless operator injured | |
2 passengers unhurt | |
18.2.22 | D.H.9C G-EAYT "Atlanta", de Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service |
Descended into sea in fog and sank, off Venice Lido, Italy | |
Alan John Cobham injured | |
Lucien Sharpe injured (American) | |
7.4.22 | D.H.18A G-EAWO, Daimler Hire Ltd. |
Collision with Farman Goliath F-GEAD, over Thieuloy-St-Antoine, Oise, France | |
Lt Robert Edward Duke (28) died 8.4.22 | |
Hermann Conrad Hestermann (18) killed (steward) | |
13.4.22 | Vickers Viking Mk. IV G-EBBZ, Sir Ross Smith |
Spun off turn, Brooklands | |
Sir Ross Macpherson Smith (29) killed (Australian) | |
Lt James Mallett Bennett (26) killed | |
17.4.22 | B.E.2e G-EAVS, Royal Aero Club |
Damaged on landing, Croydon | |
Vice-Admiral Mark Edward Frederic Kerr unhurt | |
17.4.22 | Martinsyde F4 G-EAXB, Aircraft Disposal Co Ltd. |
Collision after landing with G-EAXU, Croydon | |
Flt Lt Howard Oakey Long unhurt | |
17.4.22 | S.E.5A G-EAXU, Aircraft Disposal Co Ltd. |
Collision after landing with G-EAXB, Croydon | |
Fg Off Reginald Sheridan Carroll unhurt | |
28.4.22 | Avro 504K G-EAHU, W L Woodward, Castle Bromwich |
Crashed with engine trouble after take-off, Turnhouse, Edinburgh | |
William Lee Woodward unhurt | |
28.4.22 | Avro 504K G-EASA, S Summerfield |
Forced landed after engine failure on take-off, Armthorpe Lane, Doncaster | |
Samuel Summerfield unhurt | |
Mr & Mrs Johnson unhurt | |
6.5.22 | Avro 504K G-EBCL, W R Bailey, Newport |
Crashed on take off, Cefn, Rogerstone, near Newport, Monmouthshire | |
Lt William Richardson Bailey injured | |
Geoffrey Watkins injured (mechanic) | |
Fred Smith unhurt | |
27.5.22 | D.H.9A G-EAXC, Aircraft Disposal Co Ltd. |
Collision with stationary Morane on take off, Le Bourget, Paris, France | |
Capt Reginald Herbert (Rex) Stocken unhurt | |
12.6.22 | Avro 504K G-EAOE, B Martin, Cleethorpes |
Caught fire while taking-off from sands and burnt out, Cleethorpes | |
Bernard Martin unhurt | |
12.8.22 | Vickers Vulcan G-EBBL, Instone Air Line Ltd. |
Hit hedge and tree in forced landing on golf course, Woldingham, Surrey; repaired | |
Capt G Bradley & 5 American passengers unhurt | |
20.8.22 | Avro 504K G-EAJG, T Baden Powell, Croydon |
Crashed on landing, Penshurst, Kent | |
Thomas Baden Powell unhurt | |
20.8.22 | Avro 504K G-EBAV, W G Chapman (Leatherhead Aviation Services) |
Spun off loop and hit tree, St Barnard's Convent, Slough | |
C Arnold Graham injured (pilot) | |
William George Chapman injured | |
Bert Cude injured | |
22.8.22 | Fairey IIIC seaplane G-EBDI, Maj W T Blake |
Capsized after forced landing, Sandwip Channel, off Chittagong, India | |
Capt Norman Macmillan MC rescued | |
Capt Arthur Herbert (Geoffrey) Malins OBE rescued | |
27.8.22 | Avro 504K G-EALD, R H Leavey (Provincial Flying Services) |
Crashed on landing, Kennington, near Ashford, Kent | |
Ronald Herbert Leavey unhurt | |
Mr Swan unhurt | |
7.9.22 | Avro 534C Baby G-EAXL, A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Nose dived into muddy beach after engine failure, Hamble | |
Herbert John Louis (Bert) Hinkler injured (Australian) | |
21.9.22 | B.E.2e G-EAVA, L C G M Le Champion, Brooklands |
Stalled and crashed, Brooklands | |
Ernest Arthur Douglas Eldridge unhurt (pilot) | |
John Ames injured (mechanic) | |
3.10.22 | Avro 504K G-EAWK, E Williams, Blackpill |
Dived into sea, Swansea Bay, off Blackpill | |
Frederick Percival Bush (23) drowned (pilot) | |
Evan Williams (43) drowned | |
Sgt-Major John Stanley Hudson Biggins (36) drowned | |
3.11.22 | DH.34 G-EBBU, Daimler Hire Ltd. |
Hit trees on forced landing in fog, near Harrow Weald, Middx. | |
Two pilots and eight passengers unhurt | |
4.11.22 | Sopwith Camel F6302 (G-EBER), Fg Off W J McDonough, Abu Sueir |
Flew into buildings while low-flying, Abu Sueir, Egypt | |
Fg Off William Burns Thomson DFC (25) killed | |
19.11.22 | Lowe Marlburian G-EBEX, Northern Aerial Transport Co (T H Lowe) |
Spun after take-off, between Gosforth and Benton, Newcastle | |
John Richard McCormack injured (pilot) | |
Thomas Harold Lowe injured | |
10.1.23 | D.H.16 G-EALM, de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd. |
Stalled on turn after engine failure, Stanmore Common | |
Capt Ralph Edmund Keys DFC (28) killed | |
Leslie Lihou Arnell (20) killed | |
Edward Bernett injured | |
Samuel Hawke injured | |
Harry Picken injured | |
30.3.23 | Avro 504K G-EALE, Midland Aviation Co., Castle Bromwich |
Hit hedge and overturned in ditch, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. | |
Pilot, J B Jones & W A Jones unhurt | |
31.5.23 | Bristol Puma Trainer G-EBFR, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Crashed on landing, Yeovil | |
Fg Off Arthur Stuart Keep MC injured (Westland test pilot) | |
5.6.23 | Avro 504K G-EBGH, Manchester Aviation Co Ltd. |
Sideslipped after engine failure on take-off, Broughton, near Brigg, Lincs. | |
Vincent Neville Dickinson injured (pilot) | |
J M Paterson injured | |
23.6.23 | Bristol M.1D Monoplane G-EAVP, Bristol Aeroplane Co. |
Crashed and burnt out, Stonehill Road, Ottershaw, near Chertsey, Surrey | |
Major Ernest Leslie Foot MC (28) killed | |
10.7.23 | Handley Page W.8 G-EAPJ "Duchess of York", Handley Page Ltd. |
Ran into sunken road on forced landing after engine failure in storm, Poix, France | |
Capt Arthur Sidney Wilcockson & 11 passengers unhurt | |
13.7.23 | D.H.9C G-EBAW, de Havilland Aeroplane Hire, Stag Lane |
Crashed, Stag Lane | |
Eric Barnaby Wilson injured | |
3.8.23 | Avro 504N G-EBHC, Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd, Whitley |
Destroyed by fire after forced landing, Whitley aerodrome, Coventry | |
Hugh Arthur Francis unhurt (Fg Off, RAFO) | |
11.8.23 | Avro 504K G-EAIR, Surrey Flying Services, Croydon |
Accident landing on foreshore, near Sinah Farm, Hayling Island, Hants. | |
George Leslie Haydon injured | |
Capt Jocelyn Achille Edwin Long injured | |
24.8.23 | Avro 504K G-EBCQ, Manchester Aviation Co Ltd. |
Crashed on take-off, Hawcoat, Barrow-in-Furness | |
3 unhurt | |
27.8.23 | D.H.6 G-EAWD, de Havilland School of Flying, Stag Lane |
Nose dived off flat turn, Mitchell's Farm, Stanford Rivers, Essex | |
Eduard Wilhelmus Hubertus Duyzings (36) killed (Dutch) | |
27.8.23 | DH.34 G-EBBQ, Daimler Airway, Croydon |
Failed to clear boundary fence on take-off, Waalhaven, Rotterdam | |
Pilot Pratt & 6 passengers unhurt | |
1.9.23 | Sopwith-Hawker Rainbow G-EAKI, H G Hawker Engineering Co Ltd. |
Forced landed after spinner lost, Burhill Golf Course, near Hersham, Surrey | |
Flt Lt Walter Hunt Longton DFC AFC unhurt | |
10.9.23 | Avro 504K G-EAGB, Midland Aviation Co., Castle Bromwich |
Nosed over on forced landing after engine disintegrated, Hampton, Evesham, Worcs. | |
Alexander Lewis unhurt (pilot) | |
H W Barrett unhurt | |
14.9.23 | DH.34 G-EBBS, Daimler Airway |
Stalled attempting precautionary landing, Ford End Farm, Ivinghoe, Bucks. | |
Capt George Edward Pratt (27) killed (pilot) | |
Capt Leslie George Scott Robinson MC (32) killed (co-pilot) | |
Ethel Russell Armitage (21) killed | |
John Grimshaw (37) killed | |
Albert Hayward Turner (42) killed | |
15.9.23 | S.E.5A G-EBFH, Maj J C Savage (Skywriting Corporation of America) |
Hit tree, crashed and caught fire, Blackwood Field, Nashville, Tennessee | |
Capt Derek Allin Adey Shepperson (25) killed | |
24.9.23 | Avro 504K G-EBFV, F J V Holmes (Berkshire Aviation Company) |
Hit tree on take-off, Long Sutton, Lincs. | |
Francis George Monkhouse Sparks unhurt | |
Mr & Mrs George Ream unhurt | |
27.9.23 | Blackburn Pellet G-EBHF, Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co Ltd. |
Overturned on take-off and sank, off Cowes, IoW | |
Reginald Watson Kenworthy rescued | |
23.11.23 | D.H.9C G-EBAX, de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane |
Hit obstruction after landing | |
Fg Off Albert Daniel Leo Carroll unhurt (RAFO) | |
23.11.23 | Bristol Jupiter Fighter G-EBGF, Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd. |
Crashed after engine seizure at 20,000ft, Filton | |
Thomas Wight Campbell escaped | |
13.12.23 | Sperry Messenger G-EBIJ, Sperry Gyroscope Co. |
Forced landed in sea off Rye, Sussex | |
Lawrence Burst Sperry (30) drowned (American) | |
14.2.24 | Cooper-Travers Hawk monoplane, Maj H Cooper & Lt-Col J L Travers |
Crashed on test flight, Croydon | |
Lt-Col James Lindsay Travers (40) killed | |
2.5.24 | D.H.18B G-EAWW, Air Ministry, Martlesham Heath |
Deliberately ditched in sea for flotation test, off Felixstowe | |
Flt Lt Cecil Arthur Rea AFC rescued | |
3.5.24 | Avro 504K G-EAZW, Northern Aviation Co Ltd., Manchester |
Hit telephone wires and crashed, Hartshead Moor, near Cleckheaton, W Yorks. | |
Samuel Summerfield injured (pilot) | |
Brian Clay injured | |
Mechanic unhurt | |
9/10.5.24 | Bristol Puma Trainer G-EAXA, Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd, Filton |
Crashed, Purton, Swindon | |
Ft Lt Arthur Albert Downs unhurt (RAFO) | |
12.5.24 | Avro 504K G-EABE, E F Edwards |
Crashed and overturned in field after engine failure, Barton Road, Cambridge | |
Alexander Lewis & 2 passengers unhurt | |
24.5.24 | Vickers 78 Vulture I G-EBHO, Vickers Ltd. |
Crashed in sea after take-off, Akyab harbour, Burma | |
Sqn Ldr Archibald Stuart Charles MacLaren OBE MC AFC unhurt | |
Fg Off William Noble Plenderleith unhurt (pilot) | |
Sgt W H Andrews unhurt | |
29.5.24 | DH.34 G-EBBR "City of Glasgow", Imperial Airways |
Hit war memorial on take-off and caught fire, Ostend, Belgium | |
Robinson unhurt | |
25.7.24 | Avro 504K G-EBIN, F J V Holmes (Berkshire Aviation Company) |
Crashed after rudder failure, Staddon Heights, Plymouth | |
Francis George Monkhouse Sparks injured (pilot) | |
Bennett unhurt | |
Mitchie unhurt | |
2.8.24 | Vickers 78 Vulture I G-EBGO, Vickers Ltd. |
Forced landed in sea in fog; beached at Nikolskoye, Bering Island, off Kamchatka | |
Sqn Ldr Archibald Stuart Charles MacLaren OBE MC AFC unhurt | |
Fg Off William Noble Plenderleith unhurt (pilot) | |
Sgt W H Andrews unhurt | |
19.8.24 | ANEC I G-EBHR, Hubert Blundell, Ampthill |
Hit tree and crashed, near Houghton House, Ampthill, Beds. | |
Capt Bernard Arthur Smart DSO injured | |
c.21.8.24 | Avro 504Q seaplane G-EBJD, Oxford University Arctic Expedition |
Forced landed on hillside, Treurenberg Bay, Spitsbergen | |
Adam Gib Blakiston Ellis unhurt (pilot) | |
Capt Frederick Tymms unhurt (observer) | |
19.9.24 | Gloster II G-EBJZ, Gloucestershire Aircraft Co Ltd. |
Sank after floats broke on heavy landing, Harwich Harbour | |
Capt Hubert Standford Broad AFC rescued | |
23.9.24 | DH.34 G-EBCX, Imperial Airways |
Wrecked in forced landing after engine failure on take-off, Croydon | |
Capt Gordon Percy Olley & 5 passengers unhurt | |
27.9.24 | Westland Widgeon I G-EBJT |
Crashed in downdraught, near Postling, Kent; rebuilt as Widgeon II | |
Capt Alfred John Winstanley unhurt | |
24.12.24 | DH.34B G-EBBX, Imperial Airways |
Crashed after take-off and caught fire, Castle Hill, Purley, Surrey | |
David Arthur Stewart (34) killed (pilot) | |
Mrs Annie Chaffey Bailey (64) killed | |
Dr Plinio Barbosa Lima (32) killed (Brazilian) | |
Maurice Edward Luxemburg (18) killed | |
Archibald John Sproston (39) killed | |
George Sproston (76) killed | |
Marie Sproston (21) killed | |
Cedric Trudgett (21) killed (Chilean) | |
5.5.25 | Blackburn Kangaroo G-EAIT, North Sea Aerial & General Transport |
Nose dived after take-off, Brough | |
Fg Off Hugh Crichton McDonald (26) killed (RAFO) | |
8.6.25 | Short Bros 80,000 cu-ft gas balloon G-FAAI "Elsie", C G Spencer & Sons, London |
Wrecked by goods train after landing, between Waben and Verton, near Etaples, France | |
Capt J F Johnson unhurt | |
F M Dougall unhurt | |
9.6.25 | Avro 504K G-EAMZ, Earl of Kinnoull, Brooklands |
Overturned on landing after engine failure, Le Bourget, Paris, France | |
Rt Hon George Hay, Earl of Kinnoull injured | |
Miss E Sylvestre injured | |
3.7.25 | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin V G-EBLN, Sir WG Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. |
Taxied into ditch on landing, Town Moor, Newcastle | |
Capt James Leonard Neville Bennett-Baggs unhurt | |
3.7.25 | DH.34B G-EBBY, Imperial Airways |
Ran into trees on forced landing in fog, 2m N of Durham | |
Flt Lt Frederick Frank Minchin CBE DSO MC (RAFO), mechanic & 5 passengers unhurt | |
3.7.25 | Hawker Woodcock II G-EBMA, H G Hawker Engineering Co Ltd. |
Hit tree on forced landing in fog, Luton; repaired as J7515 | |
Flt Lt Paul Ward Spencer Bulman MC AFC unhurt | |
17.8.25 | Westland Limousine I G-EAFO, Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil |
Hit by Fairey Fawn J7220 while parked, Netheravon | |
Laurence Pratt Openshaw unhurt | |
Robert Arthur Bruce unhurt | |
Plt Off Robert Matheson & AC2 Wells unhurt in Fawn | |
23.9.25 | Bristol Trainer G-EBHH, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Collision with Bristol Trainer G-EBJA, Filton | |
Fg Off George William Thorpe (27) killed (RAFO) | |
23.9.25 | Bristol Trainer G-EBJA, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Collision with Bristol Trainer G-EBHH, Filton | |
Fg Off Percival Albert Cox (30) killed (RAFO) | |
10.10.25 | Avro 548 G-EBHL, de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd., Stag Lane |
Stalled on landing, Stag Lane | |
Plt Off John Alfred Lincoln injured (RAFO) | |
23.10.25 | Supermarine S.4 G-EBLP, The Air Council |
Crash landed in water, Chesapeake Bay, off Bay Shore Park, Baltimore, USA | |
Capt Henry Charles Amedie de la Faye Biard injured | |
15.12.25 | Bristol Trainer G-EBJB, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Landed on garage roof and burnt out, near Filton | |
Fg Off Douglas Clyde Anderson unhurt (RAFO) | |
2.3.26 | Sopwith Gnu G-EADB, Lloyds Commercial Aircraft Co., Brooklands |
Stalled turning after take-off, Horley, Surrey; wreck destroyed by fire 3.3.26 | |
Lancelot Richard Gladwin-Errington injured (pilot) | |
John Robertson injured (mechanic) | |
Paul Judge injured | |
2.5.26 | Sopwith Gnu G-EAGP, Lloyd Aviation Co. |
Hit trees recovering from spin, Hardwick Cemetery, King's Lynn | |
Fg Off Arthur Orde Bigg-Wither (27) killed (RAFO) | |
George Mark Lloyd injured | |
Arthur Golding Barrett unhurt | |
24.6.26 | Gnosspelius Gull No. 2, Ellis, Heppell & Thompson, Cramlington |
Stalled and crashed, Cramlington | |
Fg Off Stanley Arthur Packman (31) killed (RAFO; Maj, RARO) | |
9.7.26 | Cranwell C.L.A.3 G-EBMC, Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club |
Forced landed in cornfield after engine failure, near Duxford | |
Flt Lt Nicholas Comper unhurt | |
10.7.26 | Parnall Plover G-EBON, George Parnall Ltd, Yate |
Overturned on forced landing in barley field, Sheepcotes, Little Waltham, Essex | |
Sir Christopher Joseph Quintin Brand KBE DSO MC DFC unhurt | |
19.7.26 | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin V G-EBLQ, Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Whitley |
Spun into ground, Whitley, near Coventry | |
Fg Off David Arthur Hughes (29) killed (RAFO) | |
3.8.26 | Spencer spherical balloon G-FAAM "Miramar 1st", C G Spencer & Sons Ltd, Highbury |
Envelope parted from basket, Hoo Park, Kempston, Bedford | |
Ernest Thompson Willows (40) killed (pilot) | |
Ernest Crowsley (37) killed | |
Mrs Flora Crowsley (37) killed | |
William Francis Harbage (34) killed | |
Mrs Nellie Harbage (32) killed | |
Jack Lowe injured (handler, fell from trail rope) | |
2.9.26 | Avro 504K G-EASG, Southern Counties Aviation Co, Brooklands |
Crashed and burned, Phoenice Farm, Polesden Lacy, near Great Bookham | |
Ronald Herbert Leavey (27) killed (pilot) | |
Arnold Keene (29) died 3.9.26 (mechanic) | |
Mrs Marjorie Lily Stallard (28) killed | |
17.9.26 | Avro 504K G-EBFW, Surrey Flying Services Ltd. |
Wrecked in forced landing after take-off, in allotments adjoining Westland Aerodrome, Yeovil | |
John Joseph Flynn unhurt (pilot) | |
Alexander Arnot Anderson unhurt (manager) | |
R G Wellstead unhurt (mechanic) | |
21.10.26 | Handley Page W.10 G-EBMS "City of London", Imperial Airways |
Ditched after engine failure, English Channel, 10m E of Dungeness | |
12 rescued: | |
Capt Frederick Dismore (pilot) | |
C Pearson (mechanic) | |
R J Angel | |
Mrs J L Bonney (American) | |
Miss Polly Bonney (American) | |
Miss Virginia Bonney (American) | |
Bertram Cook | |
D Harrison (American) | |
Mrs Harrison (American) | |
W H Hunter (American) | |
Peter Kanevaros (American) | |
Mrs Johnstone Watt | |
22.11.26 | DH.60X Moth G-EBNP, London Aeroplane Club, Stag Lane |
Spun in, Stag Lane | |
Plt Off John Stuart Merson Michie (24) killed (RAFO) | |
Sydney Lane Foster St Barbe injured (instructor) | |
14.12.26 | Supermarine Sea Eagle G-EBGS, Imperial Airways |
Rammed and sunk by steamer while moored, St Peter Port, Guernsey | |
17.12.26 | Avro 504K G-EASB, C P B Ogilvie, Hendon |
Crashed on landing in gale, Ambergate, near Ripley, Derbyshire | |
Capt Christopher Penrose Bartholomew Ogilvie injured | |
J C P Phillips injured | |
30.12.26 | DH.50J seaplane G-EBOP "Pelican", North Sea Aerial & General Transport Ltd. |
Overturned and badly damaged taxying during engine test, Blue Nile, Khartoum; repaired | |
Eric Hardy Oxley-Boyle unhurt (Fg Off, RAFO) | |
N Blacklock unhurt | |
Mr Crall~ unhurt | |
12.1.27 | Fokker F.VIIa G-EBPL, Hon F E Guest |
Damaged in forced landing, near Estaires, France | |
Bertus Grase & passenger unhurt | |
2.2.27 | DH.54 Highclere G-EBKI, Air Ministry |
Wrecked when hangar collapsed under weight of snow, Croydon | |
22.2.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBLY, Newcastle upon Tyne Light Aeroplane Club, Cramlington |
Stalled on forced landing after engine failure, near Cramlington | |
John Duckworth Irving injured | |
25.2.27 | Cranwell CLA.4 G-EBPC, Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club, Felixstowe |
Damaged in forced landing in bad weather, near Swainsthorpe, Norfolk | |
Flt Lt Nicholas Comper (30) unhurt | |
10.3.27 | Bristol Jupiter Type 89 G-EBOA, Beardmore Flying School, Renfrew |
Stalled, crashed and caught fire, Renfrew | |
Fg Off John Matthew Walker (27) killed (RAFO) | |
11.3.27 | Spencer balloon G-FAAU?, Daily Express |
Balloon jumper electrocuted landing on power lines, Kingsbury, Middx. | |
LAC Ernest Arthur Dobbs AFM (26) killed | |
13.3.27 | Fairey IIID Seaplane G-EBPZ, North Sea Aerial & General Transport |
Undercarriage failed on attempted take-off, Lake Victoria, Kisumu, Kenya | |
Fg Off Eric Hardy Oxley Boyle unhurt (pilot, RAFO) | |
17.3.27 | Bristol Jupiter Trainer G-EBMN, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Crashed in sea, off Clevedon, Somerset | |
Fg Off Horace Theodore Townsend (28) rescued (RAFO) | |
18.3.27 | Westland Wizard, Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil |
Overturned on forced landing after engine failure, Yeovil; rebuilt as Wizard Mk.I J9252 | |
Lawrence Pratt Openshaw unhurt (Flt Lt, RAFO) | |
2.4.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBKU, B S Leete |
Hit telegraph wire on landing and overturned, Lahore, India | |
Bernard Leete unhurt | |
Lady Hailey unhurt (wife of Sir Malcolm Hailey, Governor of Punjab) | |
12.5.27 | D.H.9J G-EBLH, de Havilland Civil Flying School, Stag Lane |
Crashed, Littlewick, near Maidenhead | |
Fg Off William Alan Foot (27) killed (RAFO) | |
14.5.27 | Bristol Jupiter Trainer G-EBML, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Hit tree after landing, Filton | |
Plt Off Dawson injured | |
Pupil unhurt | |
25.5.27 | Bristol Jupiter Trainer G-EBOD, William Beardmore & Co Ltd, Renfrew |
Crashed on embankment, near Pollokshields East station, Glasgow | |
Fg Off Leonard Ernest Falla unhurt (RAFO) | |
31.5.27 | Avro 504K G-EBHM, Surrey Flying Services, Croydon |
Nose dived during stunt flying, Margam Moors, near Port Talbot | |
Capt Arthur Frederick Muir injured | |
4.6.27 | DH.37A G-EBDO "Lois", A S Butler |
Hit number board during race practice, Ensbury Park Racecourse, Bournemouth | |
Claude St John Plevins (24) killed | |
Major Harold Hemming injured (pilot) | |
6.6.27 | Blackburn Bluebird I G-EBKD, Robert Blackburn |
Collision with Widgeon, West Parley, Bournemouth | |
Sqn Ldr Walter Hunt Longton DFC AFC (34) killed | |
6.6.27 | Westland Widgeon III G-EBPW, R A Bruce, Yeovil |
Collision with Bluebird, West Parley, Bournemouth | |
Flt Lt Lawrence Pratt Openshaw (35) killed (RAFO) | |
11.6.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBLR, Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford |
Crashed on forced landing after engine failure, Ashley, near Hale, Cheshire | |
Marcos Antonis (Mark Antony) Lacayo unhurt | |
F Scholes unhurt | |
22.7.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBMO, T N Stack |
Hit electric wire and crashed, Shillong, Assam, India | |
Flt Lt William Hamilton Vetch & 3 spectators injured | |
28.7.27 | Bristol 99A Badminton G-EBMK, Bristol Aeroplane Co. |
Spun in at Winterbourne after engine failure on take-off from Filton | |
Capt Franklyn Leslie Barnard OBE AFC DSC (30) killed (Fg Off, RAFO) | |
1.8.27 | S.E.5A G-EBIA, Maj J C Savage, Hendon |
Hit hedge and overturned on forced landing with engine trouble, Hucknall (restored 1959) | |
Mogens Louis Bramson unhurt | |
4.8.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBQJ, D M M Rooke, Stag Lane |
Hit palm trees after engine failure on take-off, Aurangabad, India | |
Denis Munro Morley Rooke injured | |
7.8.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBRU, I H McClure, Stag Lane |
Damaged in forced landing, Rakos, near Budapest, Hungary | |
Ivor Herbert McClure unhurt | |
Sydney Lane Foster St Barbe unhurt | |
21.8.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBKT, London Aero Club, Stag Lane |
Spun and crashed, near Stanmore, Middx. | |
Plt Off Stanley Pritchard-Barrett injured | |
Mrs Winifred Mary Pritchard-Barrett injured | |
23.8.27 | Hawker Cygnet G-EBJH, RAE Aero Club, Farnborough |
Hit telegraph wires on take-off, Lympne | |
Flt Lt Robert Linton Ragg unhurt | |
31.8.27 | Fokker F.VIIa G-EBTQ "St. Raphael", Princess Anne of Löwenstein |
Lost on trans-Atlantic attempt from Upavon | |
Sqn Ldr Frederick Frank Reilly Minchin CBE DSO MC (37) killed (RAFO) | |
Fg Off Leslie Hamilton DFC (29) killed | |
Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (63) killed | |
8.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBLS, Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, Sherburn-in-Elmet |
Failed to rise from waterlogged field, Sherburn | |
4.9.27 | DH.60X Moth seaplane G-EBRH, M G W Burton, Southampton |
Overturned on landing, off Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
John Lankester Parker unhurt | |
Maurice Geoffrey Walter Burton unhurt | |
6.9.27 | Avro 594 Avian II G-EBRC, A V Roe & Co Ltd. |
Crashed on rocks out of fuel, Woody Bay, St Lawrence, near Ventnor, IoW | |
Dudley Allister Nixon Watt unhurt (pilot) | |
Wilfrid Thomas Stone unhurt (mechanic) | |
23.9.27 | DH.60X Moth G-EBRZ, Capt A Milburn, Sherburn |
Spun in, near Sherburn-in-Elmet | |
Miss Dorothy Evelyn Ellison (25) killed | |
Capt Anthony Milburn injured | |
7.10.27 | D.H.9 G-EBJW, Air Taxis Ltd, Stag Lane |
Forced landed in fog and hit rails, Epsom racecourse | |
Capt Birkett & 2 passengers unhurt | |
9.10.27 | DH.60 Moth G-EBLI, London Aeroplane Club, Stag Lane |
Spun in, Marsh Farm, Great Stanmore | |
Charles Harold Swan (24) killed | |
17.10.27 | DH.50J seaplane G-EBOP "Pelican", North Sea Aerial & General Transport Ltd. |
Crashed on landing, Lake Victoria, near Kisumu, Kenya | |
Flt Lt Francis Joseph Bailey unhurt (RAFO) | |
Mechanic unhurt | |
23.1.28 | Blackburn Turcock G-EBVP, Blackburn Aeroplane Co. |
Wing hit ground on low turn, Martlesham Heath | |
Fg Off Harold Campbell Gambier Dauncey (21) killed | |
5.2.28 | Blackburn Bluebird II G-EBRG, Yorkshire Aeroplane Club |
Failed to recover from spin, Sherburn-in-Elmet | |
Albert Critchley (30) killed | |
15.2.28 | Handley Page W.8b G-EBBG "Princess Mary", Imperial Airways |
Badly damaged after forced landing in storm, Abbeville, France | |
Crew & passengers unhurt | |
12.3.28 | Avro 548 G-EBSC, Henderson Flying School Ltd, Youngsfield, Wynberg |
Dived in after take-off, Harrismith, South Africa | |
James Henry Dewhirst DFC (35) killed | |
Dr Joubert killed | |
12.3.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBSQ, M Carberry, Nyeri, Kenya |
Spun and crashed, Ngong Road landing ground, near Nairobi, Kenya | |
Mrs Maia Alfreda Ivy Carberry (Lady Carbery) (24) killed | |
Dudley Cowie (22) killed | |
21.3.28 | Bristol Brownie G-EBJK, Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd, Filton |
Hit tree after take-off, Farnborough | |
Capt Frank Sowter Barnwell unhurt | |
9.4.28 | Avro 548 G-EBAJ, Henderson Flying School, Brooklands |
Crashed on landing, Brooklands | |
George Legg injured (pilot) | |
Adrian Beare injured | |
J Stone unhurt | |
9.4.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBSF, Hon Lady M Bailey, Edgware |
Stalled and crashed on landing, Tabora, Tanganyika | |
The Hon. Lady Mary Bailey unhurt | |
1.5.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBUU, Scottish Flying Club, Renfrew |
Spun into ground while descending, Renfrew | |
John Lloyd injured | |
James Parker injured | |
6.5.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBSN, Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club |
Spun, crashed and burned, Filton | |
Fg Off Richard Eric Hopper (21) killed (RAFO) | |
Donald Vaughan Tanner (26) killed | |
7.5.28 | Avro 504K G-EBNH, Messrs Thomas, Griffiths & Rimmer (South Wales Airways) |
Crashed on forced landing in ploughed field, Bridgend, Glamorgan | |
Ronald Matthews injured | |
17.5.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBVX, H C MacDonald, Stag Lane |
Hit boulder landing on beach, Bay of Sollum, Egypt | |
Lt-Cdr Henry Crawford MacDonald DSC unhurt | |
28.5.28 | Avro 536 G-EBRB, Surrey Flying Services Ltd, Croydon |
Crashed in garden after take-off, Colcot, Barry, Glamorgan | |
Capt Arthur Frederick Muir & 2 passengers unhurt | |
29.5.28 | Avro 504K G-EBLA, A G Cooper |
Crashed in bay during aerobatics, Weymouth | |
Fg Off Arthur Gabbetis Cooper (39) drowned (RAFO) | |
Ernest Francis Carpenter injured | |
3.6.28 | Avro 548 G-EAAL, T H O Richardson, Stag Lane |
Hit tree after engine failure on take-off, Stag Lane | |
Thomas Herbert Ottewill Richardson unhurt | |
4.7.28 | Avro 536 G-EAKM, Surrey Flying Services, Croydon |
Crashed, Taplow, Bucks. | |
3 injured | |
7.7.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBWC (G-EBZN), Cinque Ports Flying Club, Lympne |
Taxied into hangar, Lympne | |
George Ernest Took unhurt | |
13.7.28 | Vickers Vulcan G-EBLB, Imperial Airways |
Crashed on test flight, Little Woodcote, near Croydon | |
Emily Joan Benjafield (18) killed | |
Andrew Hall (40) killed | |
William Edward Halstead (44) killed | |
Phyllis Smith (21) killed | |
Capt John Spafford injured (pilot) | |
Albert Graham Tucker injured | |
20.7.28 | ANEC IV Missel Thrush G-EBPI, G N Warwick |
Crashed on mountain, Broad Law, near Peebles | |
Fg Off Guy Nevile Warwick (23) killed (RAFO) | |
20.7.28 | Hawker Heron II G-EBYC, H G Hawker Engineering Co Ltd, Brooklands |
Collision with stationary car while taxying, Hendon | |
Flt Lt P W S Bulman MC AFC unhurt | |
22.7.28 | Avro 548 G-EBWH, Henderson Flying School, Brooklands |
Overturned on landing, Canvey Island, Essex | |
Capt Henderson & 2 passengers unhurt | |
3.8.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBYD, London Aeroplane Club, Stag Lane |
Broke up during aerobatics, Canons Park, Edgware | |
Lt Edmund Lawrance Debbonaire Moore (27) killed (RN) | |
22.8.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBSK, Nottingham Aero Club, Hucknall |
Spun after take-off and caught fire, Hucknall | |
Robert Anthony Blake (31) killed | |
William Richardson (36) killed | |
23.8.28 | Bristol Trainer G-EBQT, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Stalled while low-flying, near Forthampton Court, Tewkesbury | |
Plt Off Robert Charles Cave Gale injured (RAFO) | |
24.8.28 | Short S.7 Mussel G-EBMJ, Short Bros Ltd., Rochester |
Hit cabin cruiser on landing, River Medway | |
Eustace Short unhurt | |
20.9.28 | Avro 548 G-EBFM, Henderson School of Flying, Brooklands |
Stalled on turn and nose dived, Brooklands | |
Miss Margaret Honor Wellby (22) killed | |
13.10.28 | DH.60X Moth G-EBSS, Cinque Ports Flying Club, Lympne |
Pilot thrown out of aeroplane in spin, Selby Farm, Botolph's Bridge, near Lympne | |
Guy Thornton Skinner (29) killed | |
18.10.28 | Avro 594 Avian III G-EBVU "John", Capt H D Wolff, Croydon |
Crashed into trees and caught fire, Nsakaluba valley, Northern Rhodesia | |
Fg Off Patrick G M Murdoch injured (South African) | |
18.10.28 | DH.60G Gipsy Moth G-EBWV, de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd. |
Lost on transatlantic attempt from St John's, Newfoundland | |
Lt-Cdr Henry Crawford MacDonald DSC (32) killed | |
20.10.28 | DH.60 Moth G-EBOS, Miss S O'Brien, Stag Lane |
Spun into ground, Mote Mount Golf Course, Mill Hill, Middx. | |
Miss Sicele Julia Mary Annette O'Brien injured | |
The Hon. Mildred Katherine Leith injured | |
21.10.28 | Avro 504R Gosport G-EBNF, Lancashire Aero Club |
Crashed after loop, Bramhall Park golf links, near Woodford | |
William Guy Ramsden (33) died 25.10.28 | |
Ronald Edwin Henry Caldecott injured (pilot) | |
23.10.28 | DH.50A G-EBKZ, Imperial Airways |
Overturned onto road on aborted take-off, Roborough, Plymouth | |
Capt Gordon Percy Olley unhurt (pilot) | |
Mason unhurt (mechanic) | |
9.11.28 | S.E.5A G-EBQQ, Lt G Madocks, Brooklands |
Spun in, Brooklands | |
Lt Gwynn Henry Buller Madocks (25) killed | |
15.11.28 | Fokker F.VIIa-3m G-EBYI "Ciel Bleu", Lt-Cdr G Kidston |
Forced landed in Tombe Channel, 30m S of Bor, Sudan | |
Lt-Cdr Glen Kidston & party unhurt | |
17.11.28 | D.H.9 G-EBEP, Surrey Flying Services, Croydon |
Crashed into house at the summit of East Hill, Sanderstead, Surrey | |
Ernest Frederick Smith injured (Fg Off, RAFO) | |
Frederick Arthur Kent injured | |
20.1.29 | DH.60 Moth G-EBPS, P A Wills |
Lost speed in turn and spun, Duxford | |
Fg Off Edward Gordon Cayley (23) killed | |
Philip Aubrey Wills injured | |
26.1.29 | D.H.9J G-EBTN, de Havilland School of Flying, Stag Lane |
Crashed in frozen pond, East Grinstead, Kent; repaired | |
Fg Off Arthur Leonard Monger unhurt (RAFO) | |
9.2.29 | Boulton and Paul P.9 G-EBEQ, H Kennedy, Stag Lane |
Crashed on ice turning after take-off from frozen lake, St Moritz, Switzerland; rebuilt as CH-259 | |
Lt Hugh Kennedy unhurt | |
10.2.29 | DH.60X Moth G-EBVT, Scottish Flying Club, Renfrew |
Dived into ground on approach, Lumloch, near Auchinairn, Dunbartonshire | |
Fred W Murray injured | |
Archibald Russell injured | |
2.3.29 | Avro 504K G-AACX?, Dominion Aircraft Ltd |
Nose dived on approach, Willowmore, Cape Colony, South Africa | |
John Colquhoun (Ian) Don (24) killed | |
Salomon Johannes Jacobus Vermaak (35) killed | |
Johanna Jacomina Jansen Van Vuuren Vermaak (30) killed | |
9.3.29 | DH.60X Moth G-AABA, Nottingham Aero Club, Hucknall |
Crashed in sea, 90m ESE of Hull | |
Fg Off Arthur John Peacey (28) killed (RAFO) | |
10.3.29 | Simmonds Spartan G-EBYU, Simmonds Aircraft Ltd., Hamble |
Dived on approach to forced landing, Fornham St Martin, near Bury St Edmunds | |
Henry Francis (Frank) Mase injured | |
28.3.29 | DH.60 Moth G-EBNN, Cinque Ports Flying Club, Lympne |
Overturned on forced landing after engine failure, Newingreen, 1m NE of Lympne | |
Flt Lt Herbert Gardner Travers DSC injured (RAFO) | |
Mrs Hermia Edith Margaretta Travers unhurt | |
16.5.29 | Vickers Vanguard G-EBCP (J6924), Vickers Aviation Ltd |
Dived into the ground, Shepperton, Middx. | |
Flt Lt Edward Rodolph Clement Scholefield AFC DCM (Ret) (34) killed | |
Frank William Sherratt (29) killed | |
18.5.29 | DH.60X Moth G-EBUW, Hilbert Hamer (The Irving Air Chute Co), Letchworth |
Dived into the ground, Odsey, Cambs. | |
Fg Off Leonard Butler (32) killed (RAFO) | |
Hilbert Gustav Hamer (35) killed | |
18.5.29 | Vickers Vellore I G-EBYX, The Air Council |
Damaged in forced landing at night, Cape Don Lighthouse, Northern Territory, Australia | |
Flt Lt Sydney James Moir unhurt (Australian) | |
Fg Off Harold C Owen injured (Australian) | |
10.6.29 | Fokker F.VIIb-3m G-AADZ "Maryland Free State", VLB Ltd. |
Nosed over on landing, Dum Dum, Calcutta, India; wrecked in overnight gale 12-13.6.29 | |
Gerrit Johannis Geysendorffer unhurt (pilot) | |
Johann Scholte unhurt (second pilot) | |
Van Lear Black unhurt | |
+2 unhurt | |
17.6.29 | Handley Page W.10 G-EBMT "City of Ottawa", Imperial Airways |
Crash-landed into the English Channel 3m off Dungeness following engine failure | |
Mme Louise Bösiger drowned (Swiss) | |
Mrs Annie Gerzon (36) drowned (Dutch) | |
Mrs Emmie Ickerson (56) drowned (Australian) | |
Leon Thomas Malcolm (44) drowned (Canadian) | |
Adolph Meister (74) drowned (American) | |
Miss Jean Roberts drowned | |
Alfred Freeman Smith (64) drowned (Australian) | |
Rudolph Paul David Brailli injured (pilot) | |
Nigel Robert Barnett injured (engineer) | |
Allen Ernest Fleming injured (Australian) | |
Mrs Margery Fleming injured (Australian) | |
Miss Marjorie Smith injured (Australian) | |
Homer Willard Tatham injured (American) | |
27.6.29 | D.H.9J G-EBOR, Armstrong Whitworth Reserve School, Whitley |
Crashed into tree, Baginton Road, Coventry | |
Plt Off Bernard James Apthorpe-Webb injured (RAFO) | |
4.7.29 | Avro 504K G-AAED, J Sale & A Barnett, Shoreham |
Spun in on downwind approach, Stag Lane | |
Plt Off Dermott Patrick Howard Esler (24) died 5.8.29 (RAFO) | |
Ernest John Anthony Barnett (22) killed | |
William John Williams (22) killed | |
9.7.29 | D.H.9J G-EBOQ, Armstrong Whitworth Reserve School, Whitley |
Stalled and spun when landing, Whitley, Coventry | |
Fg Off John Douglas Williamson (21) died 27.7.29 (RAFO) | |
18.7.29 | DH.60X Moth G-EBZO, J D Roberts, Strathallan |
Crashed into hedge on forced landing, Easthill Farm, Auchterarder | |
James Denby Roberts injured | |
Mrs Irene Charlotte D'Orsey Roberts injured | |
19.7.29 | DH.60X Moth G-EBZS, de Havilland School of Flying |
Spun in off loop, near Borehamwood | |
Plt Off Walter Patrick Dillon Bennett (21) killed (RAFO) | |
20.7.29 | Avro 504K G-EAJU, Dominion Aircraft Ltd, Shoreham |
Overturned on landing in cornfield, Rottingdean, Sussex | |
Cecil Pashley unhurt | |
Anthony Graham Head unhurt | |
James Bray unhurt | |
28.7.29 | Simmonds Spartan G-AAMC, National Flying Services Ltd. |
Spun into trees during low aerobatics and caught fire, Hanworth | |
Fg Off Jack Harley Caulfeild (25) died 30.7.29 (RAFO) | |
29.7.29 | DH.60G Gipsy Moth G-AAJU, Capt G F Boyle, Heston |
Midair collision with G-AAKL, Valley Farm, near Kingsbury, Middx. | |
Capt George Frederick Boyle (36) killed | |
29.7.29 | DH.60G Gipsy Moth G-AAKL, The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane |
Midair collision with G-AAJU, Valley Farm, near Kingsbury, Middx. | |
Fg Off (Hon Flt Lt) Arthur Statham White (37) killed (RAFO) | |
Frederick Lincoln Knight (32) killed | |
11.8.29 | DH.60G Gipsy Moth G-AAFL, T O Mills, Bournemouth |
Dived into sea while flour-bombing speedboat, near Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth | |
John Hoare injured | |
Peter Read unhurt | |
15.8.29 | Avro 504K G-AAEM, Popular Flights Ltd, Cowes |
Hit horse and cart after landing, Somerton, near Cowes | |
Percy Davis & 2 passengers unhurt | |
20.8.29 | Bristol Jupiter Trainer G-EBIH, Bristol Aeroplane Co. |
Ground collision with Bristol Lucifer G-EBGB on take-off run, Filton | |
Pilot unhurt | |
20.8.29 | Bristol Lucifer G-EBGB, Bristol Aeroplane Co. |
Ground collision with Bristol 89 G-EBIH on take-off run, Filton | |
Pilot unhurt | |
6.9.29 | DH.66 Hercules G-EBMZ "City of Jerusalem", Imperial Airways |
Stalled on approach at night and caught fire, Jask, Persia | |
Capt Albert Edward Woodbridge (31) killed (Flt Lt, RAFO) | |
John Court (25) killed (mechanic) | |
Vernon Garrold Bell (37) killed | |
H Bourne injured (wireless operator) | |
Herbert Cecil Amor injured (flight engineer) | |
7.9.29 | Fokker Universal G-EBUT, Air Taxis Ltd, Stag Lane |
Overturned on forced landing after take-off, Castle Bromwich; repaired | |
Pilot unhurt | |
Edward Bell Barclay injured | |
Rupert Stanton Baugh injured | |
Frank Nelson Bond injured | |
Frederick William Woodhouse Wootton injured | |
11.9.29 | Fokker F.III G-AALC, British Air Lines Ltd, Croydon |
Crashed into house on failed take-off, Plough Lane, Croydon | |
Capt G Lines unhurt | |
William Averell Harriman unhurt | |
12.9.29 | Avro 504K G-EBKB, Berkshire Aviation Tours |
Forced landed in sea after engine failure, North Bay, Scarborough; restored | |
Albert Victor Heaton unhurt (pilot) | |
James Exley unhurt (mechanic) | |
19.9.29 | Avro 548 G-AABW, Surrey Flying Services, Croydon |
Stalled and spun, Westwood Farm, near Welling Station, Kent | |
Arthur Norman Brunning (28) killed | |
Stanley Victor Annis injured | |
21.9.29 | Cierva C.19 Mk.I G-AAGL, Cierva Autogiro Co Ltd, Hamble |
Blown over after landing, Haldon | |
Arthur Harold Charles Adams Rawson unhurt | |
23.9.29 | DH.60M Moth G-AAHB, E M Tiarks, Filton |
Nose dived and crashed, Ford Farm, Winterbourne, Bristol; rebuilt as G-AASR? | |
Edward Matthias Tiarks (24) killed | |
Lt Edward Victor Somerset (26) killed | |
24.9.29 | DH.60X Moth G-EBYJ, H R Law, Hendon |
Damaged in forced landing, La Visseyre, Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, France | |
Harrington Robley Law unhurt | |
25.9.29 | Avro Avian, Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford |
Stalled and dived into ground, Wythenshawe Aerodrome, Manchester | |
Donald E Hall injured | |
W Bartram injured | |
26.10.29 | Short Calcutta G-AADN "City of Rome", Imperial Airways |
Wrecked after forced landing on sea in bad weather, 10m SW of La Spezia, Italy | |
Capt Lascelles Spence Birt (27) drowned (Fg Off, RAFO) | |
Terence Francis Pembroke (27) drowned (flight engineer) | |
Sidney Jarvis Stone (28) drowned (wireless operator) | |
Miss Marjorie Ruth Bomford (36) drowned | |
Charles Ritchie (49) drowned | |
Henry King Robinson (38) drowned | |
Bertie Ernest Turney (40) drowned | |
3.11.29 | DH.60 Moth G-EBLW, Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwich |
Crashed in field, near Bills Lane, Shirley, near Birmingham | |
Tracey Liddle injured | |
3.11.29 | DH.60X Moth G-AARM, Lt Col G L P Henderson, Brooklands |
Hit ground while low-flying, Port Meadow, Oxford; wreck destroyed by fire 5.11.29 | |
Edgar Skuce injured | |
S L Buckle injured | |
29.11.29 | Bristol Type 101 G-EBOW, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Filton |
Broke up in steep dive, Winterbourne, Bristol | |
Fg Off Cyril Raymond Lawence Shaw parachuted | |
1.12.29 | DH.60 Moth G-EBPT, Newcastle upon Tyne Aero Club, Cramlington |
Stalled and spun into quarry on approach, Bassington Quarry, Cramlington | |
Alan Tomkins injured | |
George S Kemp injured | |
24.12.29 | DH.60G Gipsy Moth amphibian G-AADV, J Scott-Taggart, Stag Lane |
Overturned on landing, English Channel, 1½m off Sandgate, Kent | |
John Scott-Taggart rescued | |
S Jefferson rescued | |
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