Seaton Carew AFB - Seaton Carew AFB

On August 26, 1918 at 12:00 AM, Seaton Carew AFB - Seaton Carew AFB experienced a crash involving Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Seaton Carew AFB Durham.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach in bad visibility, aircraft was too low. It struck the ground short of runway and crashed. Both occupants were injured. Crew was performing a training flight on behalf of the 246th Squadron.

Aircraft reference details include registration B9976, MSN B9976, year of manufacture 1918.