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Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial in Westwoodside: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 12, 1931
Operator:
Registration:
F9178
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brooklands – Digby
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Brooklands Airport on a night delivery flight to Digby. On board were four crew members and the aircraft was coming out from the Vickers-Armstrong facilities at Brooklands Airport. En route, the crew apparently lost his orientation. The pilot reduced his altitude when the aircraft struck a bank and crashed in an open field. A crew member was injured while three others were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Geoffrey Maynard Edward Shaw, †
P/O John Edward Furlong Chapman, †
F/Sgt Alfred George Rogers, †
AC1 Cecil Alfred James Jones.
Crew:
F/Lt Geoffrey Maynard Edward Shaw, †
P/O John Edward Furlong Chapman, †
F/Sgt Alfred George Rogers, †
AC1 Cecil Alfred James Jones.
Probable cause:
An inquest was held at Westwoodside on January 13 on the bodies of Flt Lt G. M. E. Shaw, Pilot Officer J. E. F. Chapman and Flt Sgt A. G. Rogers who were killed on the night of January 11 during a flight from Brooklands to Digby. Aircraftman Cecil Jones, who was the only survivor of the accident, said that they were flying low in the bad light to try and read the name of the railway station. They ascended again and prepared to land on what appeared to be a green field. The aeroplane overshot this field and landed in a ploughed field. It struck a bank only about a foot high and turned up on its nose, crushing the three men who were in the front. Flying Officer H. Bailey said that Flight Lieutenant Shaw had lost his way. A verdict of misadventure was returned.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial at RAF Henlow: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 10, 1926 at 1100 LT
Registration:
F9184
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Henlow - Henlow
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Henlow for a local test flight. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase, the aircraft collided with an Avro 504K registered H9535. Also operated by the Inland Area Aircraft Depot, the aircraft was carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both aircraft dove in the ground and were destroyed by a post crash fire. All five occupants were killed.
Crew from the Vimy:
F/O Charles Victor Lacey,
LAC Reginald Richard Germain,
LAC Basil Henry Greene Young,
AC1 James William Simmons.
Crew Avro:
F/O William Scott.
Crew from the Vimy:
F/O Charles Victor Lacey,
LAC Reginald Richard Germain,
LAC Basil Henry Greene Young,
AC1 James William Simmons.
Crew Avro:
F/O William Scott.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial in Porton Down: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 12, 1926
Registration:
J7451
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Old Sarum - Old Sarum
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Old Sarum Airfield on an exercise with this aircraft that was equipped for smoke screen work. En route, the crew encountered limited visibility due to foggy conditions and attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft clipped trees and crashed. A crew member was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
S/L Alfred George Horsley-Carr, †
Sgt William Norman Pink,
AC2 Clifford Bartlett Cardall.
Crew:
S/L Alfred George Horsley-Carr, †
Sgt William Norman Pink,
AC2 Clifford Bartlett Cardall.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial in Manston
Date & Time:
Jul 7, 1924 at 0730 LT
Operator:
Registration:
F9182
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Manston Airport on a local training flight. On final approach, the aileron on the right engine failed. The pilot elected to initiate a go-around procedure when the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial in Manston: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 3, 1921
Operator:
Registration:
F9157
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew departed Manston on a local training flight. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the pilot initiated a turn when the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all five occupants were killed. The loss of control occurred during initial climb in strong winds.
Crew:
F/O Leslie Wallis Beal,
AC1 Terence Curtis,
AC2 Robert J. Reeves,
AC2 Albert Arthur Revell,
AC2 Walter Edward Thrupp.
Crew:
F/O Leslie Wallis Beal,
AC1 Terence Curtis,
AC2 Robert J. Reeves,
AC2 Albert Arthur Revell,
AC2 Walter Edward Thrupp.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial in Bulawayo
Date & Time:
Mar 6, 1920
Operator:
Registration:
F8615
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wadi Halfa – Bulawayo – Cape Town
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Bulawayo, Matabeleland, the crew encountered problems and the aircraft crashed. Both occupants, engaged in a cross country flight to Cape Town, South Africa, were injured and the aircraft named 'Silver Queen II' was destroyed.
Crew:
Lt Col Pierre van Ryneveld,
Lt Christopher Joseph Quintin-Brand.
Crew:
Lt Col Pierre van Ryneveld,
Lt Christopher Joseph Quintin-Brand.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial in Tabora
Date & Time:
Feb 28, 1920 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAAV
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brooklands – Cairo – Gebelein – Kisumu – Mwanza – Tabora – Cape Town
MSN:
K-107
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from UK to South Africa. En route, he encountered several technical problems. At 0650LT, the aircraft took off from Tabora Airport but the cooling system failed shortly later. The pilots returned to Tabora and made the appropriate repairs. The aircraft took off again at 1400LT but shortly later, the left engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an acacias area near the airport. While all five occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The flight was one of the first transafrican cross country flight from London to Cape Town and was sponsored by the London Times.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine shortly after takeoff after water was found leaking into induction and exhaust pipes internally, also oily substance in petrol.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy in Wadi Halfa
Date & Time:
Feb 4, 1920
Operator:
Registration:
G-UABA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brooklands - Derna - Wadi Halfa - Bulawayo - Cape Town
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Brooklands, UK, for Derna on the night of 04FEB1920. After a 11-hour flight, the crew encountered bad weather conditions over the Mediterranean Sea but was able to land without problems in Derna, Lybia, to refuel. While approaching Wadi Halfa Airport by night, the crew encountered technical problems (a radiator leak) when the aircraft crashed short of runway. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft named 'Silver Queen' was destroyed.
Crew:
Lt Col Pierre Van Ryneveld,
Lt Christopher Joseph Quintin-Brand.
Crew:
Lt Col Pierre Van Ryneveld,
Lt Christopher Joseph Quintin-Brand.
Probable cause:
Technical problems.
Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy in Clifden
Date & Time:
Jun 15, 1919 at 0840 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAAR
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint John's - Clifden
MSN:
C105
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown were performing one of the first transatlantic crossflight from the US to Europe. The aircraft departed Saint John’s-Lester Field, Newfoundland, on 14JUN1919 at 1345LT. Following an uneventful flight of 15 hours and 57 minutes at an altitude of 12,000 feet and at an average speed of 185 km/h, both pilots reached the Irish coast on the morning of June 15. While landing in an open field located in Clifden, Galway, the twin engine aircraft nosed down and came to rest. Both pilots were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
