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Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF South Cerney

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4628
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
South Cerney AFB - South Cerney AFB
MSN:
95
YOM:
1938
Location:
South Cerney AFB
Gloucestershire
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 was performing a local solo training flight out from RAF South Cerney. The landing was hard and the aircraft bounced several times, so the pilot decided to abandon the landing and attempted to take off. After departure, during initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled, hit a hedge and trees before coming to rest in bushes located one mile past the runway end. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt T. H. Nicholls, pilot.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Westbury-on-Severn

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAIU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cheltenham - Cheltenham
MSN:
1055
YOM:
1929
Location:
Westbury-on-Severn
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Cheltenham on a private with two people on board. In flight, the pilot lost control of the airplane as he was shooting duck from the cockpit. The airplane crashed in a field and was destroyed. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in Poulton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4580
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
South Cerney - South Cerney
MSN:
47
YOM:
1938
Location:
Poulton
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a solo training flight out from RAF South Cerney. In unknown circumstances, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an open field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Ernest Winter, pilot.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF South Cerney

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K6233
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
South Cerney - South Cerney
Location:
South Cerney AFB
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from RAF South Cerney. On final approach, the aircraft collided with a stone wall, lost its undercarriage and crashed in an open field located short of runway. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both crew members were slightly injured.
Probable cause:
Too low approach on part of the crew.

Crash of a Avro 616 Avian IVM at RAF Starveton

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Avro 616 Avian IVM
Operator:
Sydney Gleave
Registration:
G-AAYU
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Woodford – Staverton
MSN:
419
YOM:
1930
Location:
Staverton AFB
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at RAF Staverton, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed upside down. The pilot, sole on board, escaped with minor injuries.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian IV in Cheltenham

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Avro 594 Avian
Operator:
Malcolm & Farquharson
Registration:
G-AAAT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heston - Cheltenham
MSN:
172
YOM:
1929
Location:
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Bristol 110A in Bristol

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 110
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAFG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bristol - Bristol
MSN:
7348
YOM:
1931
Location:
Bristol-Filton
Gloucestershire
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, sole on board, was completing a local test flight on this new prototype. Upon landing, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. The pilot evacuated with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The project was abandoned.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Bristol: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Edward Matthias Tiarks
Registration:
G-AAHB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1352
YOM:
1929
Location:
Bristol-Filton
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bristol-Filton Airport, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed. Both occupants Edward Matthias Tiarks and Edward Victor Somerset were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Bristol: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBSN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bristol - Bristol
MSN:
418
YOM:
1927
Location:
Bristol-Filton
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bristol-Filton Airport, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
R. Eric Hopper, instructor,
D. Tanner, student pilot.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Kingswood

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
G-EADL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
E4348
YOM:
1919
Location:
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in Kingswood, in the suburb of Bristol. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
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