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The airplane departed Bekesbourne with two people on board who were taking part to an aerial treasure hunt. While flying at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a pasture. Both occupants Norman Ian Ramsay and John Wilfred James were killed.

Crash of an Avro 504N at RAF Eastchurch

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1933

Type of aircraft:

Avro 504

Operator:

Registration:

K1800

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Eastchurch - Eastchurch

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Shortly after takeoff, the Avro 504N collided with a RAF Armstrong Whitworth Atlas registered J9533. While the pilot of the Atlas was able to land without further problems, the Avro crashed in a field. Both crew members were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth of Grain Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1933 at 1930 LT

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Registration:

G-AAKX

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Gravesend - Gravesend

MSN:

1154

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1930

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The pilote departed Gravesend on a solo flight. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in the Thames Estuary off the Grain Island. The wreckage and the pilot were lost without trace.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Manston: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1933

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Registration:

K1225

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Manston - Manston

MSN:

1507

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1930

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The crew departed Manston Airport on a local training flight. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the instructor shut off the engine to simulate a failure. The second pilot elected to take control but the aircraft entered a dive and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Lionel Arthur Hutchings,
Lt Charles Douglas Packard.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Charing

Date & Time: May 3, 1933

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Kent Flying Club

Registration:

G-AAWX

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Bekesbourne - Bekesbourne

MSN:

1241

YOM:

1930

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The pilot departed Bekesbourne on a private flight to Charing to make a low pass over his parent's house. At a height of about 50 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of the inexperience of the pilot who unwittingly stalling the aircraft while manoeuvring near the ground. It was determined that the pilot was limited to a small area of 3 miles around the Bekesbourne Aerodrome. He failed to follow this regulation and proceeded to Charing which is located about 16 miles away. He descended too low and lost control of the airplane.

Crash of a Desoutter I in Edenbridge

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Desoutter I/II

Operator:

Maidstone Airport

Registration:

G-AATX

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Bristol – Maidstone

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D.18

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1929

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The single engine airplane departed Bristol-Filton Airport on a flight to Maidstone, carrying two female passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot encountered poor visibility and was unable to fix his bearings. He reduced his altitude and attempted to land in a pasture when, from a height of 30 feet, the airplane nosed down and crashed. All three occupants were injured and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian IIIA in Ashford

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

Operator:

William F. Jennings

Registration:

G-EBYP

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Croydon - Lympne

MSN:

154

YOM:

1928

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Ashford while on a flight from Croydon to Lympne. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in West Malling

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1932

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Maidstone Aero Club

Registration:

G-EBWY

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

West Malling - West Malling

MSN:

584

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1928

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While flying in the vicinity of West Malling Airport, the single engine aircraft crashed in an open field. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Short S.7 Mussel II in Rochester: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Short S.7 Mussel

Operator:

Registration:

G-AAFZ

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Test

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Rochester - Rochester

MSN:

S.750

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1929

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The pilot was performing a test flight on this second prototype named 'Mussel'. Upon landing on the Medway River in Rochester, the aircraft nosed down and came to rest upside down. The pilot Albert Eustace Short was killed. He was the co-founder of the Short Brothers Aeroplanes Company with his brothers Oswald and Horace.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Lympne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1931

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Nigel B. Cohen

Registration:

G-AAKR

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Lympne - Lympne

MSN:

1395

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1930

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The pilot departed Lympne on a local solo training flight. At a height of 4,000 feet, while completing aerobatics, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive. A wing broke off and the airplane lost several pieces before crashing in Royal Oak Inn, near Lympne. The pilot was killed.