Avro 504

Ingham & Little Aviation Company

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G-EANQ

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J755

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1919

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The aircraft caught fire in flight. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field located in Kirkandrews-upon-Eden, some 5 km northwest of Carlisle. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. The operator was not insured.

Probable cause:

In-flight fire.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Croydon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1921

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G-EAZF

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Takeoff (climb)

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Test

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Croydon - Croydon

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H7426

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1921

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The crew was performing a test flight out from Croydon Airport before the aircraft would be delivered to the Belgian Air Force. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Hildenborough

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1921

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Stallard Airways

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G-EAFQ

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Penshurst - Ashford

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E4180

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1919

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Showing off to a crowd often leads to embarrassment, as the pilot of an Avro 504 K discovered back in 1921. G-EAFQ was supposed to be flying from Penshurst to Ashford on the afternoon of 26th November - at the controls was Mr. R.H. Leavy, with a Mr. T. Baden-Powell as passenger. After making a short test flight the pilot took off again with the intention of heading for a temporary aerodrome at Ashford. On climbing to about 600 feet in an easterly direction, Leavy commenced a gradual turn to port until the Avro 504 arrived over a football ground on which a game was in progress. The machine was then banked vertically and the pilot, at 400 feet, waved his arm at the spectators. Unfortunately G-EAFQ fell rapidly into a side-slip and only partially recovered before striking the ground about 200 yards outside the touchline. The aircraft was fitted with dual controls - the passenger had not, however, interfered with them in any way. The men scrambled from the wreckage, Mr. Leavy having received nothing worse than cuts to the face, and Mr. Baden-Powell was unhurt.

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Investigators were a bit peeved that no log books had been kept for the machine, and the owners (Stallard Airways) had no records for the life of the machine. In the opinion of the AIB, the accident was due to "..the pilot's carelessness in paying more attention to the spectators on the ground than to the conduct of his machine."

Crash of an Avro 504K in Camp Borden

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1921

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G-CYBG

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Camp Borden - Camp Borden

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Stag Lane

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1921

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Herbert Sykes

Registration:

G-EACA

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Takeoff (climb)

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Private

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Stag Lane - Norwich

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E6765

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1919

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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. The pilot was injured and the aircraft named 'Psyche' was destroyed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Norwich

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1921

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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G-EAEB

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B8774

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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. While all three occupants were injured, the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Croydon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1921

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Landing (descent or approach)

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G-EAWI

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Croydon - Croydon

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E3672

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1921

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On approach to Croydon Airport, the single engine crashed, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Camp Borden

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1921

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G-CYAW

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Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Camp Borden

Date & Time: May 31, 1921

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G-CYBZ

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