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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major III into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Mary du Caurroy
Registration:
G-ACUR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5097
YOM:
1934
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Mary du Caurroy, Her Grace The Duchess of Bedford, departed Woburn Abbey on a solo private flight. While flying over the North Sea, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. Few debris were found floating on water but no trace of the Duchess.

Crash of a General Aircraft ST-4 Monospar near Lidlington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1933
Type of aircraft:
General Aircraft ST-4 Monospar
Operator:
Mary du Caurroy
Registration:
G-ACKT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
29
YOM:
1935
Location:
Lidlington
Bedfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Woburn Abbey on a joyride with one passenger on board, Mary du Caurroy, Her Grace The Duchess of Bedford, and one pilot, F/Lt James Bernard Allen. While cruising at low height, the airplane collided with high tension cables and crashed in an open field. The passenger was slightly injured and the pilot was critically injured. He died later that day from injuries sustained.
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