Commercial Air Hire

General Aircraft ST-4 Monospar

Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

De Havilland DH.84 Dragon

The pilot was performing a special flight on behalf of the Royal Air Force. En route, while cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in Stoney Cross, near Lyndhurst. All five occupants, among them pilot F. J. Birmingham, were killed.

De Havilland DH.84 Dragon

Just after leaving the English coast, while flying over The Channel, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into The Channel, few km off Lydd, Kent. All six occupants, five passengers and a pilot, were rescued while the aircraft sunk and was lost.

Spartan Cruiser

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Paris-Le Bourget to Croydon with a load of newspapers on board. While overflying The Channel, all three engines lost power and crew decided to reduce his altitude and elected to ditch the aircraft. Both occupants were quickly rescued by the crew of a fishing vessel while the aircraft sunk and was lost.