Prestwick – White Waltham

On August 24, 1941 at 12:00 AM, Prestwick – White Waltham experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Dumfries AFB Dumfriesshire.

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.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the crew encountered technical problems and decided to divert to the RAF Dumfries. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. Both aviators were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration ES9018, MSN 2156, year of manufacture 1931.