De Havilland DH.9

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Wilfred Theodore Blake

Registration:

G-EBDE

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Private

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Lyon - Marseille

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H5738

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1922

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The crew was engaged in a world tour and departed Lyon in the morning bound to Marseille. The aircraft overflew Marseille downtown and the crew was forced to make an emergency landing, most probably because lost or due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crashed in the Parc Borély located south of the city. While all three occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was planned that the crew should land in Marseille but he was not aware that the airport deserving this city was located in Istres, some 50 km northeast of the final position.
Crew:
Captain Norman McMillan, pilot
Major W. T. Blake, copilot and navigator.
Passenger:
Colonel L. E. Broome, photograph.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 at RAF Spitalgate: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1922

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E967

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Spitalgate - Spitalgate

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The crew departed RAF Spitalgate on a training mission. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled, entered a dive and crashed, killing both pilots.
Crew:
F/O Charles Willie Bragg,
LAC Walter Wren.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A at RAF Hinaidi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1922

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E8474

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Training

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Hinaidi - Hinaidi

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered H102. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A at RAF Hinaidi: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1922

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H102

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Training

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Hinaidi - Hinaidi

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered E8474. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Bandung: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1921

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H-116

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Bandung - Batavia

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Crashed on takeoff from Bandung. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9C in Solbjerg

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1921

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T-DOBC

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9B in Waalhaven

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1921

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H-NABP

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

H9196

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1921

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Waalhaven (Rotterdam)

South Holland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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En route, the engine caught fire and the pilot elected to make an emergency landing in Waalhaven, south of Rotterdam. The aircraft crashed and was damaged beyond repair and the pilot escaped unhurt. This was the first official accident involving an aircraft of the Dutch National carrier KLM since its creation in 1919.
Crew:
H. Wende, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Paris

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1921

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Landing (descent or approach)

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O-BATE

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Brussels - Paris

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Crashed on final approach to Paris-Le Bourget Airport following an uneventful flight from Brussels. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured. The aircraft was officially registered on the Belgium CAA the day prior to the accident.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A in Al-Khidir

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1921

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