Wittering AFB - Wittering AFB

On May 6, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Wittering AFB - Wittering AFB 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.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot was performing a local solo training flight on formation with a second RAF Avro 504N registered K1050. While changing direction, K1050 collided with K1042. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field near the airbase. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration K1042, MSN K1042.