Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Portsdown Hill: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 1, 1919 at 0530 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAAA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hendon - Bournemouth
MSN:
C6054
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Hendon on a night mail flight to Bournemouth, carrying one pilot and a load of newspapers. While descending to Portsmouth, the pilot encountered low visibility due to thick fog when the airpane impacted the top of a hill and crashed in Portsdown Hill, north of Portsmouth. The pilot, Captain Howard J. Saint, sole on board, was killed.
