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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Harpenden

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8430
YOM:
1938
Location:
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Metz on a reconnaissance mission over Münster and Bremen. Following a successful mission, the crew returned to England but encountered poor weather conditions over the North Sea. The pilot got lost and because of fuel shortage, he attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field in Harpenden. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O C. T. Norman, pilot,
Sgt Edwards,
AC1 T. J. Jervis.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Broxbourne

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBVK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Broxbourne - Broxbourne
MSN:
467
YOM:
1928
Location:
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Broxbourne Aerodrome, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the garden of a house opposite to the airfield. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow I in Radlett

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
Operator:
Registration:
K6940
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Feltwell - Radlett
Location:
Radlett
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on a ferry flight to Radlett where the crew was supposed to take delivery of other Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow. On final approach to Radlett Airport, the airplane was too low and collided with a train (the 1025 L.M.S. express from St. Pancras to Manchester which was travelling at 60 mph). It lost its undercarriage and crashed in a field in Napsbury. All six crew members were injured, two seriously.

Crash of an Avro 504N in London Colney

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
K2396
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
London Colney - London Colney
MSN:
K2396
Location:
London Colney
Hertfordshire
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 was performing landing practices in a training program when the aircraft crashed in London Colney, Hertfordshire. The airplane crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Stanstead Abbots: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBZZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Broxbourne - Broxbourne
MSN:
691
YOM:
1928
Location:
Stanstead Abbots
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire, while on a sortie from Broxbourne. The passenger was killed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
Eric A.W. Dymond, pilot.
Passenger:
Einar Mathieson.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Broxbourne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBWT
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Broxbourne - Broxbourne
MSN:
590
YOM:
1928
Location:
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Broxbourne Airfield, while climbing to a height of 50 feet, the pilot was apparently trying to avoid the club house when the airplane stalled and crashed. The passenger Norman Bartholomew was killed and the pilot Eric Alfred William Dymond was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Broxbourne

Date & Time: May 9, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
John Stark
Registration:
G-EBZE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Broxbourne - Broxbourne
MSN:
643
YOM:
1928
Location:
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9J in Hatfield

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBGT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Stag Lane - Hatfield
MSN:
82
YOM:
1923
Location:
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Hatfield, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed on the ground. The pilot, sole on board, was injured. He was completing a test flight from Stag Lane.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Broxbourne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1931 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBOT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Broxbourne - Broxbourne
MSN:
272
YOM:
1926
Location:
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot George G. Tomlin was performing a local training flight out from Broxbourne Airport. While descending to the airfield, at a height of 1,000 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Radlett: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBZS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stag Lane - Stag Lane
MSN:
684
YOM:
1928
Location:
Radlett
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot P. D. Bennett was completing a local training flight out from Stag Lane Airport. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances in Radlett, killing the pilot, sole on board.
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