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Crash of an Avro 504K in Slough
Date & Time:
Aug 20, 1922
Registration:
G-EBAV
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hounslow Heath - Hounslow Heath
MSN:
F9783
YOM:
1922
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a demo flight with two passengers on board. Few minutes after takeoff from Hounslow Heath Airport, he climbed in a wide left hand turn to a height of little over 1,000 feet, and then apparently attempted to loop the machine (reported as an Immelmann Turn). From a vertically upward position, the aeroplane fell over into a spinning nose-dive from which it failed to recover. While all three occupants were seriously injured, the aircraft was destroyed.
Crash of a De Havilland DH.9B in Hounslow Heath
Date & Time:
Dec 17, 1920
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAQA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hounslow Heath - Paris
MSN:
P.36E
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crash of a Nieuport-Delage NiD-30T in The Channel
Date & Time:
Apr 27, 1920
Operator:
Registration:
F-CGTY
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris - Hounslow Heath
MSN:
6526
YOM:
1920
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Paris-Le Bourget on a mail flight to Hounslow Heath, London. While cruising over The Channel, he encountered thick fog when the airplane crashed in the sea in unknown circumstances. The pilot was killed.
Crash of a De Havilland DH.16 off Beachy Head
Date & Time:
Mar 18, 1920
Operator:
Registration:
G-EACT
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris - Hounslow Heath
MSN:
DH.16/1
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Thew pilot was performing a mail flight from Paris-Le Bourget to Hounslow Heath. While overflying the Channel, he encountered low visibility due to fog and his compass failed. He sighted a boat (SS Selarus) and circled around it to attract attention. Eventually, he ditched the aircraft off the Beachy Head coast, near Eastbourne. He was quickly rescued by the crew of the boat and the aircraft was lost.
Probable cause:
Compass failure in poor weather conditions over the sea.
Crash of a De Havilland DH.4A in Caterham: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 11, 1919
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAHF
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris-Le Bourget - Hounslow Heath
MSN:
F2699
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget in the morning bound to Hounslow Heath, near Heathrow, London. While approaching the airport of Kenley, south of Croydon, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field. While the passenger was killed, the pilot was seriously injured. Two days later, he died from his injuries. The passenger was returning to London following a meeting with the French Prime Minister Georges Clémenceau in Paris.
Crew:
Lt Stanley Blackall Bradley, pilot.
Passenger:
George Franklin Rand, President of the Marine Trust Company in Buffalo, New York.
Crew:
Lt Stanley Blackall Bradley, pilot.
Passenger:
George Franklin Rand, President of the Marine Trust Company in Buffalo, New York.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not be determined. However, it is believed that the pilot was either trying to land at Kenley or was trying to pinpoint his position.
Crash of an Avro 536 in Sandhurst
Date & Time:
Dec 9, 1919
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAAP
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hounslow Heath – Sandhurst
MSN:
ATC.3
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an unventful flight from Hounslow Heath, the single engine airplane stalled on approach to Sandhurst and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crash of a Blackburn RT.1 Kangaroo in Suda
Date & Time:
Dec 8, 1919
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAOW
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hounslow Heath - Chania
MSN:
B9970
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In November, the Australian government offered a price of 10,000 dollars to any Australian airmen who will be able to fly from England to Australia within 30 days. The crew departed Hounslow Heath Airport (some 3 km southeast of Heathrow) on 21NOV1919. While overflying the island of Crete, in Greece, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in an open field located near Suda, east of Chania. The aircraft impacted ground and came to rest against a stonewall. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned.
Probable cause:
Engine failure maybe caused by sabotage but this was not confirmed.
Crash of an Avro 536 in Manston
Date & Time:
Aug 30, 1919
Operator:
Registration:
G-EACG
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manston- Hounslow Heath
MSN:
ATC.9
YOM:
1919
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff from Manston Airfield, while climbing at low height, the aircraft was caught by strong crosswinds, lost height and crashed. All three occupants were injured.
Crew:
Cpt D. Deighton.
Passengers:
Mr. M. Elliott,
Mr. Eric Davis.
Crew:
Cpt D. Deighton.
Passengers:
Mr. M. Elliott,
Mr. Eric Davis.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following strong crosswinds.
