Stag Lane (Edgware) | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot Stanley Pritchard-Barrett was performing a pleasure flight with his wife. While approaching Stag Lane Airport, at a height of 90 feet, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a garden located in Dennis Lane, Stanmore. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth at RAF Worthy Down: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1927

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Registration:

G-EBPG

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Worthy Down - Stag Lane

MSN:

359

YOM:

1927

Location:

Worthy Down AFB (Winchester)

Hampshire

Country:

United Kingdom

Region:

Europe

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Worthy Down, outbound for Stag Lane, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A in White Waltham: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1927

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.9

Operator:

Registration:

G-EBLH

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stag Lane – White Waltham

MSN:

181

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The pilot, sole on board, departed Stag Lane on a training flight to White Waltham. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot F/O William Alan Foot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Stag Lane: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1926

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Registration:

G-EBNP

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stag Lane - Stag Lane

MSN:

280

YOM:

1926

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The crew was performing a local training flight at Stag Lane Airport. While flying at a height of 3,000 feet, the aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground. While the passenger was killed, the pilot was seriously injured.
Crew:
Sydney L. F. St Barbe, pilot and instructor by the London Aero Club.
Passenger:
John S. M. Michie, engineer by the London Aero Club.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Stag Lane

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1926

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Registration:

G-EBLU

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stag Lane - Stag Lane

MSN:

187

YOM:

1925

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Stag Lane Airport. On approach, the single engine aircraft was too low and hit a hedge before crashing on the ground. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both pilots were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.6 in Stanford Rivers

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1923

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.6

Operator:

Registration:

G-EAWD

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Stag Lane - Stag Lane

MSN:

649

YOM:

1921

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The pilot, sole on board, was completing a training sortie out from Stag Lane. En route, he lost his bearings and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a prairie. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.