Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon II in Inverness

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADCT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Glasgow – Inverness
MSN:
6095
YOM:
1935
Location:
Inverness
Inverness-shire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Inverness-Dalcross Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances short of runway. All eight occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Percival P.10 Vega Gull in Johnstone: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Percival P.10 Vega Gull
Operator:
Registration:
G-AEWP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Luton - Glasgow
MSN:
K.51
YOM:
1937
Location:
Johnstone
Strathclyde
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach to Glasgow-Renfrew Airport, one of the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Johnstone, about 4 km short of runway. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Michael O'Bryen Shute Barrington, pilot.
Passengers:
John Milne Barbour,
John Houston,
Stanley Pearcy.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly near Newton Stewart: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly
Operator:
Registration:
G-AEHC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Glasgow – Liverpool
MSN:
7514
YOM:
1936
Location:
Newton Stewart
Dumfries and Galloway
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was used to prove a safe air route from Glasgow-Renfrew to Liverpool-Speke under the sponsorship (and ownership) of the Daily Express in an unofficial response to a report by the Maybury Air Committee into the opening up of routes linking various British cities. The aircraft left Glasgow-Renfrew Airport and headed south to Liverpool but nothing further was heard and when it failed to arrive at its destination, a SAR operation was started. A local resident found the debris on a hill two days later, near the Clatteringshaws Reservoir, some 16 miles southwest of Newton Stewart. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Leslie T. Jackson, pilot,
Archibald Francis Phillpot, radio operator.
Passengers:
Harold J. Pemberton, journalist for the Daily Express,
Reginald Charles Wesley, photographer for the Daily Express.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident is unknown, but it is assumed that the pilot descended below safe limits in order to follow what he believed to be the coastline or the line of the Solway Firth. Unfortunately, the aircraft was flying too low and in poor visibility, so it contacted a hill known as 'Darnaw'.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Glasgow

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADBU
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6280
YOM:
1935
Location:
Glasgow
Strathclyde
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Glasgow-Renfrew Airport. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all eight occupants were uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in Caerwent: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
Operator:
Norman Edgar
Registration:
G-ABYO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Llanvair – Glasgow
MSN:
4012
YOM:
1932
Location:
Caerwent
Monmouthshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in an open field located in Llanvair, near Caerwent, bursting into flames. All three occupants were seriously injured and a passenger later died from his injuries.

Crash of an Avro 504N near Kilmacolm: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
H2975
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Glasgow - Glasgow
Location:
Kilmacolm
Renfrewshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Glasgow-Renfrew Airport on a local training mission. En route, the Avro collided with an RAF Westland Wapiti registered J9603 and crashed between the villages of Kilmacolm and Port Glasgow. The pilot George Christopher was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Glasgow

Date & Time: May 15, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Nora Thornton Trevelyan
Registration:
G-AAIB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1110
YOM:
1929
Location:
Glasgow
Strathclyde
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from Moorpark Airfield in Glasgow. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot, sole on board, was rescued.

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

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBVT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Glasgow - Glasgow
MSN:
537
YOM:
1928
Location:
Lenzie
Dunbartonshire
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 was completing a local training flight out from Glasgow-Renfrew Aerodrome. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, injuring both occupants.

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

Date & Time: May 1, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBUU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Glasgow - Glasgow
MSN:
471
YOM:
1927
Location:
Glasgow
Strathclyde
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 was completing a training flight out from Glasgow-Renfrew Airport. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the airport. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Glasgow

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1924
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBGQ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
H5632
YOM:
1923
Location:
Glasgow
Strathclyde
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Glasgow-Renfrew Airport, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in the Moor Park. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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