Wittering - Wittering

On March 17, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Wittering - Wittering experienced a crash involving Avro 504, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Wittering AFB Cambridgeshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The crew was completing a local training sortie out from RAF Wittering. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located in Pilsgate. Both crew members were killed. Crew: Sgt Joseph Ivan Richardson, Sgt Noel William Nicholls.

Aircraft reference details include registration J8568.