Avro 504

Operator:

Registration:

072

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Rönne - Rönne

MSN:

10671

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The crew was engaged in a local training flight when the engine failed. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a lake near Rönne. While the instructor was injured, the pilot under training was killed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Winnipeg

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1927

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Operator:

W. P. A. Straith

Registration:

G-CAAQ

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Private

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Schedule:

Winnipeg - Winnipeg

MSN:

H2292

YOM:

1920

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Shortly after takeoff from Winnipeg Airport, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Point Cook

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1927

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Registration:

A3-21

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Point Cook - Point Cook

MSN:

H3040

YOM:

1920

Location:

Point Cook (Melbourne)

Victoria

Country:

Australia

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Oceania

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Aircraft flight hours:

409

Circumstances:

The pilot D. T. Saville was performing a solo training flight at RAAF Point Cook. In flight, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed near the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Crash of an Avro 504N at RAF Wittering: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Wittering - Wittering

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The crew departed RAF Wittering for a local training flight. While returning to the airbase, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. One occupant was injured and the second was killed.
Crew:
F/O Horace Miller, †
F/O Edmund Gwyn Hordern.

Crash of an Avro 504N at RAF Sealand: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1927

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Registration:

H255

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Sealand AFB (Shotwick AFB)

Schedule:

RAF Sealand - RAF Sealand

Location:

Flintshire

Country:

United Kingdom

Region:

Europe

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Circumstances:

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a local training flight at RAF Sealand. Shortly after takeoff, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed. The pilot P/O Arthur George Mace was killed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Linköping

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1927

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Registration:

064

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Linköping - Linköping

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The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at Linköping Airport. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, the aircraft stalled and crashed. The pilot was injured.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Kalijati

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1927

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Registration:

A-57

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Kalijati - Kalijati

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Kalijati Airfield. While making a sharp turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Werribee

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1927

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A3-23

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