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Crash of a De Havilland DH.91 Albatross in Shannon

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1943
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.91 Albatross
Operator:
Registration:
G-AFDK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bristol – Shannon
MSN:
6804
YOM:
1938
Location:
Shannon
Munster
Country:
Ireland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown at Shannon-Rinneanna Airport, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. While all 14 occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Geoffrey Palliser Moss, pilot,
D. M. Revell, radio operator,
C. Caseley, flight engineer,
R. Gilmour,
A. H. Wigmore.
Passengers:
Neil Richardson,
Simon Marks,
Pauline Gower,
Gerard d'Erlanger,
John Marchbank,
David Smillie Smith MacDowall,
Grahame Temple Meller,
Keith Granville,
Piers John Barnes Wimbush.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.91 Albatross in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.91 Albatross
Operator:
Registration:
AX904
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Whitchurch - Reykjavik
MSN:
6801
YOM:
1938
Location:
Reykjavik
Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Reykjavik, the gear collapsed and the aircraft christened 'Franlkin' was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members escaped unhurt.
Probable cause:
Failure of the landing gear.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.91 Albatross in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1941 at 2017 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.91 Albatross
Operator:
Registration:
AX903
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bristol – Reykjavik
MSN:
6800
YOM:
1938
Location:
Reykjavik
Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Faraday' departed Bristol-Filton Airport on a mail flight to Reykjavik, carrying five crew members and the military mail. After touchdown, one of the undercarriage collapsed. The airplane veered off runway and collided with a parked Fairey Battle registered L5547. The Albatross was damaged beyond repair and all five crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Undercarriage collapsed after landing.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.91 Albatross in Pucklechurch

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.91 Albatross
Operator:
Registration:
G-AFDL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Croydon – Whitchurch
MSN:
6805
YOM:
1939
Location:
Pucklechurch
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a regular schedule flight to the RAF Whitchurch, south of Bristol. While on approach, the crew encountered engine problems and attempted to make an emergency landing in a field located in Pucklechurch, northeast of the airport. Just prior to touchdown, the four engine aircraft impacted a house and crashed in a field. All 12 occupants were uninjured while the aircraft named 'Fingal' was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
All four engines failed on approach after a fuel line ruptured.
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