Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A in Al-Khidir
Date & Time:
Apr 8, 1921
Operator:
Registration:
H81
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Basra - Baghdad
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On a flight from Basra to Baghdad, weather conditions deteriorared with poor visibility due to sandstorm. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed and came to rest upside down in a drainage ditch. Both occupants were injured.
Crew:
F/O H. W. Baggs.
Passenger:
Maj Gen W. E. Ironside.
Crew:
F/O H. W. Baggs.
Passenger:
Maj Gen W. E. Ironside.
