Brooklands (Weybridge)

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Bernard B. Wickstead

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G-EBPQ

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Private

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Brooklands – Newhaven

MSN:

357

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1927

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The airplane crashed upon landing in Newhaven. The pilot, sole on board, was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Brooklands

Date & Time: May 28, 1932

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G-EBSO

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Takeoff (climb)

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Positioning

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Brooklands – Croydon

MSN:

419

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1927

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Brooklands (Weybridge)

Surrey

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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Shortly after takeoff from Brooklands Aerodrome, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Hendon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

G-AAVU

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Training

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Brooklands – Hendon

MSN:

1485

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1930

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The crew departed Brooklands on a training flight to Hendon. On final approach, the aircraft apparently collided with a windsock and crashed. Edward Arnold 'Ted' Jones, Chief Flying Instructor of Brooklands School of Flying was killed and the passenger, F/Lt William Evelyn Patrick Johnson was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Brooklands

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Tehmurusp Heerjeebhoy Dastur

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G-EBUX

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Brooklands - Brooklands

MSN:

476

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1927

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Brooklands (Weybridge)

Surrey

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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Shortly after takeoff from Brooklands, the airplane stalled and crashed in a garden. The pilot was slightly injured while one people on the ground was seriously injured.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Brixton

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Avro 504

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G-EBYE

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Brooklands – Croydon

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The pilot Richard Lush and the passenger Stanley Rodwell, a photographer, were involved in aerial filming of a feature film called 'The Flying Fool'. In unknown circumstances, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the garden of a house located in Brixton. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial in Westwoodside: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial

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F9178

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Brooklands – Digby

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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.

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 Simmonds Spartan in Clacton-on-Sea

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1930

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Simmonds Spartan

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G-AAWM

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Brooklands - Brooklands

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1929

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The pilot departed Brooklands Airport on a solo training flight. While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane crashed in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains uncertain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Addlestone: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Marjorie Hazeldene Stevens

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Registration:

G-EBWZ

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Private

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