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Crash of a De Havilland DH.10 Amiens IIIA in Manston

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.10 Amiens
Operator:
Registration:
E5497
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Manston
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Manston Airport on a local training flight. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.
Crew:
F/O Denys Newson Dickson, †
LAC Joseph McCausland.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.10 Amiens III at Risalpur AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.10 Amiens
Operator:
Registration:
E5450
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Risalpur AFB
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خیبرپختونخوا)
Country:
Pakistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While making a turn on short final, the aircraft impacted ground and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O J. C. Belford,
F/O H. B. D. Harrington, †
LAC Woodall. †

Crash of a De Havilland DH.10A Amiens IIIA in Hasketon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1921 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.10 Amiens
Operator:
Registration:
F8423
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Martlesham Heath - Martlesham Heath
Location:
Hasketon
Suffolk
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 RAF Martlesham Heath on a local test flight. En route, while flying at a relative low altitude, the aircraft stalled and entered an uncontrolled descent before crashing in an open field located in Hasketon, Suffolk. The pilot F/o Harold William Gardner was killed.
Probable cause:
The aeroplane stalled after coming out of a left handed spin: there not being sufficient height for the Pilot to get control again. There is no evidence to show why the aeroplane got into a spin. The purpose of the flight was to practice on this type of machine which was new to the pilot.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.10 Amiens in Hendon

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.10 Amiens
Operator:
Registration:
E5557
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hendon - Hendon
Location:
Hendon
Middlesex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crew was engaged in a training mission. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 150 feet, aircraft dove into the ground. All three crew were killed.
Crew:
Captain Richard Claude Cain, pilot
Corporal J. Gammie,
1st Aircraftsman H. T. Griffiths.
Probable cause:
The accident was ascribed to an error of judgment on the part of the pilot, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death.
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