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Crash of a Sopwith Gnu in King's Lynn

Date & Time: May 2, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Sopwith Gnu
Operator:
Southern Counties Aviation
Registration:
G-EAGP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
WO 2976/3
YOM:
1919
Location:
King's Lynn
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Brooklands with two passengers and one pilot on board. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in King's Lynn. Both passengers were injured while the pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Orde Bigg-Wither.
Passengers:
George Mark Lloyd,
Arthur Barrett.

Crash of a Sopwith Gnu in Horley

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1926 at 1135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Sopwith Gnu
Operator:
Lloyds Commercial Aircraft Company
Registration:
G-EADB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
WO 2976/1
YOM:
1919
Location:
Horley
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Brooklands for a test flight, carrying two crew members and one passenger. Over the area of Horley, Surrey, while completing a turn to the right, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in an open field. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
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