Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Heliopolis: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1930 at 0655 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
S1201
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Khartoum - Heliopolis
MSN:
F.926
YOM:
1927
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On approach to Heliopolis Airport following a flight from Khartoum, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Francis Slade Barron,
AC1 Cyril Fred Davis.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach.

Crash of a Fairey IIID off Kisumu

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBPZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
London – Alexandria – Khartoum – Kisumu
MSN:
F.814
YOM:
1927
Location:
Kisumu
Nyanza
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing on Lake Victoria off Kisumu, one float was sheared off and the aircraft sank. All three occupants evacuated with minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.12 near Abu Hamad: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.12
Operator:
Registration:
F302
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Khartoum - Cairo
Location:
Abu Hamad
River Nile (ولاية نهر النيل)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Khartoum on a flight to Cairo. En route, the airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed near Abu Hamad, about 450 km north of Khartoum, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Barclay Jaques,
F/O Desmond Wilkie Sibley,
Sgt Edmund West Wadey,
AC2 Reginald Colin Meldrum.
Probable cause:
In-flight structural failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.12 near Shereik

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.12
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAMC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Aswan - Khartoum
MSN:
HP.27
YOM:
1919
Location:
Shereik
River Nile (ولاية نهر النيل)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing one of the first trans-Africa flight from UK to South Africa. En route from Aswan to Khartoum, while cruising at an altitude of 7,800 feet, the airplane suffered oscillations and vibrations. The crew shut down both engines and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a desert area located 10 km north of Shereik. All four crew evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Control problems following technical issues with the rudder.
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