Crash of a Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford IA near Midhurst: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
K4024
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Boscombe Down on an exercice with four crew members on board. En route, the airplane impacted the top of a hill and crashed in Broken Jill, near Midhurst. The pilot was seriously injured and three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Albert Deakin,
Sgt Edward Kenneth McDermott, †
LAC Cyril James Adams, †
LAC George John Westlake. †

Crash of an Avro 504k in South Downs

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-EATU
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
E3045
YOM:
1920
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Shoreham-by-Sea on a taxi flight, carrying two passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field located in South Downs, near Midhurst. All three occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.