Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Fen Ditton

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBYZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cambridge - Cambridge
MSN:
801
YOM:
1928
Location:
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Cambridge on a local training flight. En route, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Fen Ditton, some 4 miles from Cambridge. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Blandford Forum

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Francis W. Armitage
Registration:
G-AAEN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cambridge – Blandford Forum
MSN:
990
YOM:
1929
Location:
Blandford Forum
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Blandford Forum, the pilot lost control of the airplane after the control column came adrift. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was rescued.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after the control column came adrift.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian IV in Cambridge: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Avro 594 Avian
Operator:
ADC Aircraft
Registration:
G-AAHJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cambridge – Croydon
MSN:
316
YOM:
1931
Location:
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Cambridge Airport, the pilot initiated aerobatics manoeuvres when a wing broke in flight. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. The pilot Kenneth George Murray was killed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Cambridge

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
E. F. Edwards
Registration:
G-EABE
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
E4137
YOM:
1919
Location:
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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