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Crash of an Avro 504K off Swansea

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Robert Henry Thomas
Registration:
G-AASS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swansea - Swansea
MSN:
F2540
YOM:
1919
Location:
Swansea
Glamorgan
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Swansea on a local joyride. The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at low tide in the Swansea Bay. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bridgend

Date & Time: May 7, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
South Wales Airways
Registration:
G-EBNH
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bridgend - Cardiff
YOM:
1926
Location:
Bridgend
Glamorgan
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Bridgend, Glamorgan, en route to Cardiff. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 504K off Blackpill: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1922
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Evan Williams
Registration:
G-EAWK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
E3671
YOM:
1921
Location:
Blackpill
Glamorgan
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was completing a local pleasure flight with two passengers and one pilot on board. It entered a dive and crashed in the Swansea Bay. All three occupants were killed and the aircraft was lost.
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