Crash of a Vickers 139 Virginia X in Compton: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 6, 1932
Operator:
Registration:
J8237
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Worthy Down - Worthy Down
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Worthy Down for an exercise. After passing over Farncombe, one of the engines was misfiring. Three crew members bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed shortly later in a pasture located in Compton. Two crew members were killed while the third was injured.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Wilfrid Brian Page, †
P/O Bernard Henry Gully, †
AC1 Reginald Charles Lewis,
AC1 George Henry Ralphs,
LAC William Herbert Quane,
Cpl Frederick Edward Brooks.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Wilfrid Brian Page, †
P/O Bernard Henry Gully, †
AC1 Reginald Charles Lewis,
AC1 George Henry Ralphs,
LAC William Herbert Quane,
Cpl Frederick Edward Brooks.
Probable cause:
Engine problems.
