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The airplane crashed while taking off from Aden-Khormaksar Airport, killing both crew members.
Crew:
F/O Geoffrey Norman Pilcher,
LAC Robert Angus Laidler.

Crash of a Farman F.63bis Goliath in Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne

Date & Time: May 16, 1930 at 1605 LT

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Farman F.63bis Goliath

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Lyon - Chartres

Location:

Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne

Rhône

Country:

France

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Europe

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The crew departed Lyon-Bron at 1525LT to return to his base in Chartres. Forty minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 3,500 metres northwest of Lyon, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The crew decided to bail out but one of them was still in the aircraft when it crashed in a field located in Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, about 40 km northwest of Lyon-Bron Airport. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Lt Marcel De Voos, pilot,
Sgt Louis Delhomme,
Sgt Hilarion Caristan, mechanic.

Crash of a Fokker C-2A in Oleander

Date & Time: May 2, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Fokker C-2

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28-122

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United States of America

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North America

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En route, the propeller on the right engine detached and impacted the fuselage. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a pasture located in Oleander, about 11 km south of Fresno. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all eight occupants evacuated safely.

Probable cause:

Loss of the right propeller in flight.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Heliopolis: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1930 at 0655 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fairey III

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Registration:

S1201

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Khartoum - Heliopolis

MSN:

F.926

YOM:

1927

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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 De Havilland DH.9 in Kalijati: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1930 at 0700 LT

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.9

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Registration:

H-149

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bandung – Kalijati

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On final approach to Kalijati Airfield, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and one of them died from his injuries two days later.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.24 Hyderabad at RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.24 Hyderabad

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Registration:

J8319

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Waddington - Waddington

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Just after liftoff, the airplane nosed down and crashed. All four crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after lift off because the rear control column was locked.

Crash of a Junkers R-42 off Punta Arenas: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Junkers G.24

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Puerto Montt – Punta Arenas

MSN:

928

YOM:

1926

Location:

Punta Arenas

Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena

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Chile

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South America

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While on approach to Punta Arenas, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in the Strait of Magellan, off Punta Arenas. Both crew and a passenger were killed while three other occupants, among them General Arturo Merino Benítez, were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Sudbury: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1930 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fairey III

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Registration:

J9637

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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F.1139

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1928

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The aircraft departed RAF Bircham Newton with two pilots on board. While cruising in foggy conditions, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an orchard. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Mackenzie,
Cpl Leonard Edward Barnard.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal in Chile

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1929

Type of aircraft:

Dornier Do J Wal

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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1926

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Chile in 1929. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown.

Crash of a Fokker C-5 at Bolling AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1929

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F10

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Registration:

29-405

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bolling – Springfield

MSN:

1023

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1929

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Bolling AFB

Washington DC

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United States of America

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North America

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Shortly after takeoff from Bolling AFB, while climbing to a height of 300 feet, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed, among them William Kirk Kaynor (45), Senator of Massachusetts.