Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort off Avonmouth: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 20, 1939
Registration:
L4468
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bristol - Bristol
MSN:
8329
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Bristol-Filton Airport on a local solo test flight. In unknown circumstances, he lost control of the airplane that crashed into the Severn off Avonmouth. The pilot Lt Paul Le Mesurier Carodyce Deacon was killed.