Horsham | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Horsham to attack aerodromes. Presumed lost over The Channel. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Richard Brian Tedder, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Frederick Spencer, observer,
Sgt Owen Prys Evans, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Haamstede: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1940 at 1630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3898

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Horsham - Horsham

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham to attack airfields. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Haamstede. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Douglas Goode, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Alexander Will, observer,
Sgt Victor St George Barrow, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Lemvig

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3895

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham on a mission over Aalborg. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Lemvig, Denmark. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Bertram Patrick Hanlon,
F/Lt Meville Neil Mcfadyen Kennedy,
Sgt George Remnant.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Nantwich

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1940 at 1240 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9204

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En route from RAF Horsham to RAF Sealand, the crew encountered technical problems after the escape hatch blew out in flight. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Nantwich, Cheshire. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O R. G. Egerton +2.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing after the escape hatch blew out in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in North Heath Farm

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1936

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Ronald Eric Laurence Beere

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G-ABJY

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Redhill - Redhill

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2155

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1931

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The pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The single engine aircraft collided with trees and crashed in North Heath Farm. Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Vickers 108 Virginia VI in Horsham

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1927 at 1215 LT

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Vickers Virginia

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J7418

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The crew departed RAF Worthy Down on a training mission. En route, the left engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in Broadbridge Heath, in the suburb of Horsham. All four crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt Alyer,
P/O R. O. Oxley Taylor +2.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine due to a rod breaking and disconnecting the oil supply.

Crash of an Avro 504L in Horsham

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1920 at 1630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 504

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G-EALO

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Plain, Valley

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Eastbourne - London

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1919

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The single engine airplane departed Eastbourne on a taxi flight to London, carrying two passengers and one pilot. En route, he encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in an open field located at Amies Mill Farm near Horsham. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.