Date & Time:
May 29, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
The Ellenbrook Club
Registration:
G-ABDF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hatfield - Great Dunmow
MSN:
2057
YOM:
1930
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
2
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On short final to RAF Great Dunmow, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in Easton Lodge, about 400 meters from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and all three occupants were killed, among them the pilot James A. Brown.