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Crash of a De Havilland DH.4A off Boulogne: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
H5894
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
London - Paris
Location:
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed London on a flight to Paris, carrying one pilot and one passenger, the agronomist and botanist Aaron Aaronsohn. While flying over The Channel, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Boulogne-sur-Mer. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Ellington AFB

Date & Time: May 6, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-30985
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ellington AFB - Ellington AFB
Location:
Ellington AFB (Houston)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Oklahoma City

Date & Time: May 3, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-22853
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed near Oklahoma City-West Wood Field Airport in unknown circumstances.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 near Newark

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Newark
Delaware
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying in poor weather conditions, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located 3 miles north of Newark. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 at Ellington AFB

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-29071
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Ellington AFB (Houston)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure, entered a dive and crashed at Ellington Field.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Latrecey-Ormoy-sur-Aube

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
A-31615
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Latrecey-Ormoy-sur-Aube
Haute-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The DH.4 collided with a Salmson aircraft over Latrecey-Ormoy-sur-Aube and crashed, killing the pilot Raymond B. Messer.
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