Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A at Shaibah AFB

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
E899
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hinaidi - Shaibah
Location:
Shaibah AFB (Basrah)
Al-Basrah (البصرة)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed on landing at Shaibah AFB. One pilot was killed and the second was injured.
Crew:
F/O J. L. Airey,
AC1 B. Hayes.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A at RAF Hinaidi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
E8474
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hinaidi - Hinaidi
Location:
Hinaidi AFB
Baghdād (بغداد)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered H102. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A at RAF Hinaidi: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
H102
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hinaidi - Hinaidi
Location:
Hinaidi AFB
Baghdād (بغداد)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered E8474. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.
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