Crash of a Fairey IIIF off Waitara: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1942 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ617
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
New Plymouth - New Plymouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew left New Plymouth Airport at 1530LT to perform a drogue towing exercise in the north area of New Zealand. In unknown circumstances, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. A dead body was found 10 days later. Unfortunately, no trace of the second occupant was ever found.
Crew (1st OTU):
Sgt Peter Albert Morey,
LAC Thomas Patrick Davies.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF at Wigram AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1940 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ632
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wigram - Wigram
MSN:
F.1134
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Wigram AFB, while on a local training flight, the crew completed a sharp turn when the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
LAC Basil Rawdon Hastings Sharp,
LAC Leslie Wright.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF into the Saronic Gulf: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Phaleron Bay - Phaleron Bay
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Phaleron Bay on a training exercice. En route, the float plane went out of control and crashed into the Saronic Gulf. All three crewmen were killed, among them Menelaos-Afanasios Kalyviotis.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF off Gaza: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J9798
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Abukir - Ramallah
MSN:
F.1198
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching the coast, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Gaza. Both occupants were killed. The body of the pilot was never found.
Crew:
P/O Desmond Edward Bell, pilot.
Passenger:
Lt Frederick Scarborough.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Newbigging

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K1752
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
F.1451
YOM:
1931
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Leuchars on a solo training flight. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The single engine aircraft crash landed near Newbigging, northeast of Dundee, Scotland. The pilot was unhurt.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF at RAF Leuchars

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S1850
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Leuchars, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed at Seggie Farms, about 2 km southwest of the airfield. Both crew members 2 nd Lt J. H. Barnes and Sgt Kirkland were injured.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Campo Sarmiento

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1936 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R-51
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Campo Sarmiento - Campo Sarmiento
MSN:
F.1122
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons just after liftoff. All four crew members were seriously injured and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF off Gibraltar: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S1404
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After being catapulted from the 'HMS Furious', the single engine airplane crashed into the sea off Gibraltar. A crew member was killed and two others were rescued.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Atbara: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K1776
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Port Sudan – Khartoum
MSN:
F.1475
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Port Sudan to Khartoum, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with several cloud layers. In flight, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed near Atbara, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sylvanus George Connolly,
Philip Vaughan Edwards,
Frank Campling.