Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Brockworth: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-ABBV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cheltenham - Cheltenham
MSN:
1276
YOM:
1930
Location:
Brockworth
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Cheltenham on a private flight. En route, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a pasture in Brockworth. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Westbury-on-Severn

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAIU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cheltenham - Cheltenham
MSN:
1055
YOM:
1929
Location:
Westbury-on-Severn
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Cheltenham on a private with two people on board. In flight, the pilot lost control of the airplane as he was shooting duck from the cockpit. The airplane crashed in a field and was destroyed. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian IV in Cheltenham

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Avro 594 Avian
Operator:
Malcolm & Farquharson
Registration:
G-AAAT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heston - Cheltenham
MSN:
172
YOM:
1929
Location:
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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