Avro 504

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Bandung - Bandung

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The pilot departed Bandung on a solo training flight. The engine failed in flight and the pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a ravine. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot Lt Van Velthoven was uninjured.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Avro 504N at RAF Eastchurch

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1933

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K1800

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Takeoff (climb)

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Eastchurch - Eastchurch

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Shortly after takeoff, the Avro 504N collided with a RAF Armstrong Whitworth Atlas registered J9533. While the pilot of the Atlas was able to land without further problems, the Avro crashed in a field. Both crew members were injured.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Epping

Date & Time: May 22, 1933

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C. B. Field

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G-ACAU

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Kingswood - Kingswood

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The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Epping. The pilot, sole on board, escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. Owned by C. B. Field but operated by E. W. Cox.

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

Date & Time: May 19, 1933

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Landing (descent or approach)

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J8676

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Sealand AFB (Shotwick AFB)

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Sealand - Sealand

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Flintshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The pilot was completing a local solo training sortie at RAF Sealand. On approach, in circumstances that remains unclear, the aircraft collided with another RAF Avro 504N registered J8533 with two pilots on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. One crew on board J8533 survived while both other crew members were killed.
Crew involved:
F/Lt Murray Meyrick Restell-Little, †
P/O John Frederick Napier Fairbanks, †
P/O Patrick Hunter Dunn.

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

Date & Time: May 19, 1933

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Landing (descent or approach)

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J8533

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Sealand AFB (Shotwick AFB)

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Sealand - Sealand

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Flintshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The crew was completing a local training sortie at RAF Sealand. On approach, in circumstances that remains unclear, the aircraft collided with another RAF Avro 504N registered J8676 with one pilot on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. One crew on board J8533 survived while both other crew members were killed.
Crew involved:
F/Lt Murray Meyrick Restell-Little, †
P/O John Frederick Napier Fairbanks, †
P/O Patrick Hunter Dunn.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Chard: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1933

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Devonshire Aviation Tours

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G-ABZC

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Chard - Chard

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The single engine airplane was dispatched in the area of Chard for local pleasure flights all day. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 100 feet, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to return for a safe landing but to avoid a telegraph line, he accidentally stalled the airplane that crashed on the ground. A passenger was killed and two other occupants were injured.

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The aeroplane was being employed for the purpose of giving pleasure trips and had made a considerable number of flights that day. Very shortly after the start of the last flight - when the aircraft was little more than 100 feet from the ground - the engine suddenly ceased to function. The pilot thereupon attempted to turn back to the only large field within reach, but in avoiding a line of telegraph wires he accidentally stalled the aeroplane. The machine crashed to the ground and one of the two passengers received fatal injuries. As a result of his investigations, the Inspector of Accidents came to the conclusion that the engine failed through shortage of petrol in the main tank (the machine had not been refuelled since the commencement of flying that day) and that, for this, the pilot was alone to blame, he having failed in his duty to exercise reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of his aircraft in flight. The Secretary of State for Air suspended the pilot's licence for twelve months.

Crash of an Avro 504N in Belfast

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1933

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Landing (descent or approach)

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K1252

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Belfast - Belfast

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K1252

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The pilot departed Belfast-Aldergrove on a local solo training flight. On final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway. The pilot was injured.

Crash of an Avro 504N in Abu Sueir: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1933

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Test

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