Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Horsenden Manor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
P1267
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Upper Heyford on his first solo training sortie. While flying in poor visibility, he lost his bearings then the control of the aircraft that crashed in Horsenden Manor. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Douglas Stevenson, pilot.