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Lincolnshire

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

Date & Time: May 18, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAPL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hendon – Hanworth
MSN:
1198
YOM:
1930
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Hendon to Hanworth, while cruising at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane suffered a wing failure. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located in Waltham. Both occupants Thomas Clement Brett and Montague Montgomery Hobbs were killed.

Crash of an Avro 504N in Ruskington

Date & Time: May 13, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K1054
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight out from RAF Cranwell. En route, while completing aerobatics manoeuvres, control was lost and the single engine spiraled to the ground. During the fall, both pilots abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed while both pilots were uninjured.

Crash of an Avro 504N near RAF Cranwell: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J8751
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Cranwell on a local solo training flight. En route, he lost control of the airplane that dove in the ground and crashed in Fulbeck, some 6 km west of the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Flt Cadet Hugh Leslie James Bertram was killed.
Probable cause:
Evidence in this case leads to the conclusion that Bertram, a promising pupil in his first term, stalled his aeroplane either through inattention or in a deliberate attempt to execute a manoeuvre for which he had not the height, being well below the altitude at which aerobatics are permitted.

Crash of an Avro 504N in Ashby-de-la-Launde: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8813
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Digby - Digby
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Digby on a training mission. En route, while completing a turn, the crew lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in a pasture. F/O Stewart Sinclair Mackay was killed and AC2 Josiah Swain was injured.

Crash of an Avro 504N near RAF Grantham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K1059
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Grantham - Grantham
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from RAF Grantham. In unknown circumstances, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture, killing both occupants.
Crew:
F/Lt James Stanley Blomfield,
LAC Cyril Williamson.

Crash of an Avro 504N near RAF Digby: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J9007
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Digby - Digby
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed RAF Digby on a local training flight. While flying at low height north of the airfield, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed. The pilot P/O Peter Strickland Ball was killed.

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

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J8709
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Cranwell for a local training flight. While approaching the airfield, the airplane collided with a second RAF Avro 504 registered J9693 with one pilot on board. While the pilot of J9693 was able to land without further problems, the crew of J8709 lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Henry Leonard Drake, †
F/Cdt Francis de la Poer Beresford-Peirse.

Crash of an Avro 504N in Barholm: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J8728
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wittering - Wittering
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Wittering for a local training flight. En route, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Barholm. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.
Crew:
F/O Vincent Humphries Nicolay, †
F/O Philip Francis Luxton.

Crash of an Avro 504N at RAF Cranwell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K1242
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Cranwell. On final approach, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Henry Fearn,
AC1 Leslie Edward Charlton.

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

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J8159
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from RAF Cranwell. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot William Henry Hodgkinson was killed.