Brooklands – Cairo – Gebelein – Kisumu – Mwanza – Tabora – Cape Town
Flight / Schedule
Brooklands – Cairo – Gebelein – Kisumu – Mwanza – Tabora – Cape Town
Aircraft
Vickers FB.27 Vimy CommercialRegistration
G-EAAV
MSN
K-107
Year of Manufacture
1919
Operator
Vickers-Armstrongs LtdDate
February 28, 1920 at 02:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Tabora Tabora Region
Region
Africa • Tanzania
Coordinates
-5.0189°, 32.8047°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On February 28, 1920 at 02:00 PM, Brooklands – Cairo – Gebelein – Kisumu – Mwanza – Tabora – Cape Town experienced a crash involving Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial, operated by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, with the event recorded near Tabora Tabora Region.
The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a flight from UK to South Africa. En route, he encountered several technical problems. At 0650LT, the aircraft took off from Tabora Airport but the cooling system failed shortly later. The pilots returned to Tabora and made the appropriate repairs. The aircraft took off again at 1400LT but shortly later, the left engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an acacias area near the airport. While all five occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The flight was one of the first transafrican cross country flight from London to Cape Town and was sponsored by the London Times.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-EAAV, MSN K-107, year of manufacture 1919.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.0189°, 32.8047°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a flight from UK to South Africa. En route, he encountered several technical problems. At 0650LT, the aircraft took off from Tabora Airport but the cooling system failed shortly later. The pilots returned to Tabora and made the appropriate repairs. The aircraft took off again at 1400LT but shortly later, the left engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an acacias area near the airport. While all five occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The flight was one of the first transafrican cross country flight from London to Cape Town and was sponsored by the London Times.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
5
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Brooklands – Cairo – Gebelein – Kisumu – Mwanza – Tabora – Cape Town
Operator
Vickers-Armstrongs LtdFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Africa • Tanzania
Aircraft Details
Similar Plane Crashes
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial
British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown were performing one of the first transatlantic crossflight from the US to Europe. The aircraft departed Saint John’s-Lester Field, Newfoundland, on 14JUN1919 at 1345LT. Following an uneventful flight of 15 hours and 57 minutes at an altitude of 12,000 feet and at an average speed of 185 km/h, both pilots reached the Irish coast on the morning of June 15. While landing in an open field located in Clifden, Galway, the twin engine aircraft nosed down and came to rest. Both pilots were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
The British aviator John William Alcock departed Brooklands (Weybridge) that day to Paris-Le Bourget to take part to the first airplane exhibition in Europe after the WWI. While overflying Seine-Maritime, the pilot lost control of the seaplane that crashed in Cottévrard, some 20 km north of Rouen. The pilot was seriously injured (skull fracture) and died few hours later. He performed the first nonstop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland last 15JUN1919 with Arthur Whitten Brown. He was aged 27.
South African Air Force
Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial
The crew departed Brooklands, UK, for Derna on the night of 04FEB1920. After a 11-hour flight, the crew encountered bad weather conditions over the Mediterranean Sea but was able to land without problems in Derna, Lybia, to refuel. While approaching Wadi Halfa Airport by night, the crew encountered technical problems (a radiator leak) when the aircraft crashed short of runway. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft named 'Silver Queen' was destroyed. Crew: Lt Col Pierre Van Ryneveld, Lt Christopher Joseph Quintin-Brand.
South African Air Force
Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial
On approach to Bulawayo, Matabeleland, the crew encountered problems and the aircraft crashed. Both occupants, engaged in a cross country flight to Cape Town, South Africa, were injured and the aircraft named 'Silver Queen II' was destroyed. Crew: Lt Col Pierre van Ryneveld, Lt Christopher Joseph Quintin-Brand.
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Avro 504
Crashed while taking off from Brooklands Airfield. The pilot was injured.
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Avro 504
The pilot was performing a training flight from Joyce Green Airport, in Dartford, Kent, to Brooklands Airport, Weybridge, Surrey. Shortly after take off, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field. While the pilot was injured, the aircraft was destroyed.