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Crash of a Desoutter I in Lympne

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
John Ellis Willson
Registration:
G-AANE
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lympne – Shoreham
MSN:
D.24
YOM:
1930
Location:
Lympne
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons shortly after takeoff from Lympne Airport. All three occupants were injured.

Crash of a Desoutter I in Stansted Mountfichett

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Registration:
G-AANA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hanworth – Stansted
MSN:
D.14
YOM:
1929
Location:
Stansted Mountfichett
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons upon landing in Stansted Mountfichett. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a Desoutter I in Shoreham

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Registration:
G-AATJ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shoreham - Hanworth
MSN:
D.11
YOM:
1929
Location:
Shoreham-by-Sea
West Sussex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Sheroham Airport. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Desoutter I in Hanworth

Date & Time: May 9, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Lawrence Alfred Mervyn Dundas
Registration:
G-AATF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hanworth – Portsmouth
MSN:
D.19
YOM:
1929
Location:
Hanworth
London Metropolis
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Hanworth Airfield, the airplane stalled, hit a fence and came to rest against a house, almost upside down. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Desoutter I in Edenbridge

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Maidstone Airport
Registration:
G-AATX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bristol – Maidstone
MSN:
D.18
YOM:
1929
Location:
Edenbridge
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Bristol-Filton Airport on a flight to Maidstone, carrying two female passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot encountered poor visibility and was unable to fix his bearings. He reduced his altitude and attempted to land in a pasture when, from a height of 30 feet, the airplane nosed down and crashed. All three occupants were injured and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of a Desoutter II near Stranrear: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Personal Flying Services
Registration:
G-ABFO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Londonderry – Croydon
MSN:
D.38
YOM:
1930
Location:
Stranrear
Dumfries and Galloway
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Londonderry to Croydon, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog. While flying too low, the airplane impacted a knoll and crashed in a pasture. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants Irwin Napier Colin Clarke (pilot) and Ernest Victor Barton were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Desoutter II in North Clyde: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1931 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-ACA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gisborne – Hastings
MSN:
D.36
YOM:
1930
Location:
Wairoa
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Gisborne at 1245LT bound for Hastings, carrying two passengers, one pilot and several mail bags. While cruising over the area of Wairoa, the pilot drop a mail bag when the aircraft stalled and crashed onto the side of a road. All three occupants were killed. It appears the aircraft stalled while the pilot was trying to gain altitude after dropping the mail bag.
Crew:
Ivan Louis Kight.
Passengers:
Walter Findlay,
Mr. W.C. Strand.

Crash of a Desoutter II off Amantea

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Winifred Spooner
Registration:
G-ABCU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
D.32
YOM:
1930
Location:
Amantea
Calabria
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew (Winifred Spooner and Edward C. T. Edwards) departed Croydon on a flight to South Africa. After a flight of 16 hours, while cruising along the Italian coast, the airplane crashed in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Amantea. The crew was rescued.
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