Crash of a Blériot 115 in Daméraucourt: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1923 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Blériot 115
Operator:
Registration:
F-ESBB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Le Touquet - Toussus-le-Noble
MSN:
1
YOM:
1923
Location:
Daméraucourt
Oise
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After taking part to an airshow in Le Touquet to introduce this new four engine aircraft (first prototype), the crew was returning to his base in Toussus-le-Noble. While cruising at an altitude of 600 metres over Daméraucourt, some 4 km north of Grandvilliers, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the forest of Vieuville. While the mechanic was uninjured, the pilot was killed instantly. The aircraft was named 'Le Mammouth'.
Crew:
Jean Casale, pilot,
Gaston Boulet, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after the rudder control cable got jammed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Naxos: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Izmir - Naxos - Tatoi AFB
Location:
Naxos Island
South Aegean / Νότιο Αιγαίο
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Tatoi AFB (north of Athens) from Izmir (Smyrne), Turkey. After a stop on Naxos Island, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and crashed, killing both occupants.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4A off Folkestone

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAHG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Interlaken - Paris - Croydon
MSN:
F2694
YOM:
1919
Location:
Folkestone
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, Major-General Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, was returning to Croydon following an exhibition in Interlaken, Switzerland. After a fuel stop in Paris-Le Bourget, he continued to his base in Croydon. While overflying The Channel and approaching the British coast, he encountered foggy conditions and the visibility was low. Eventually, the aircraft crashed in the sea off Folkestone, Kent. The pilot was rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Handley Page V/1500 in Sewardstone

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1919
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page V/1500
Operator:
Registration:
F7136
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Sewardstone
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On January 10, en route to Cricklewood in foggy conditions, the crew encountered engine problems due to air in the fuel line and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft landed in an open field located in Thompson's Wood near Sewardstone, Essex. All five occupants were uninjured and the aircraft suffered minor damages. Nevertheless, it was repaired on site and it was decided to take off six days later to continue to Cricklewood. Upon takeoff from a soft ground, the twin engine bomber failed to get airborne and crashed into the hedge lining the field. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
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