Hendon – Aston Down

On April 5, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Hendon – Aston Down experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Tewkesbury Gloucestershire.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a flight from RAF Hendon to RAF Asont Down on behalf of the 24th Squadron. En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in Tewkesbury. Both occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was considered as written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ABSO, MSN 2217, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.9938°, -2.1550°.