Boscombe Down AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a local test flight. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Petersfield and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt C. W. K. Nicholls,
S/Ldr A. E. Groom.
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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford IIA off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1936 at 0330 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford

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K4034

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Flight

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Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a night training exercice. While cruising over The Channel in marginal weather conditions, the crew reported he was low on fuel and that he was trying to find a suitable terrain for landing. In limited visibility due to fog, the captain eventually attempted to ditch the airplane when it crashed 200 metres off Sainte-Adresse, in th suburb of Le Havre. A crew member was rescued while three others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Walter Job, †
AC1 Cyril Adolphus Tregannon Bickham, †
AC2 William Watkin, †
F/O Robert Humphrey Page.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford IA near Midhurst: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1936

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Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford

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K4024

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The airplane departed RAF Boscombe Down on an exercice with four crew members on board. En route, the airplane impacted the top of a hill and crashed in Broken Jill, near Midhurst. The pilot was seriously injured and three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Albert Deakin,
Sgt Edward Kenneth McDermott, †
LAC Cyril James Adams, †
LAC George John Westlake. †

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Beacon Hill: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1931

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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K1854

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Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down

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1628

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1930

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The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a training mission. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both pilots.
Crew:
F/Lt George Justice Southam,
F/O George Walter Lawson.