Saint John's - Clifden

On June 15, 1919 at 08:40 AM, Saint John's - Clifden experienced a crash involving Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial, operated by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, with the event recorded near Clifden Connacht.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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.

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.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EAAR, MSN C105, year of manufacture 1919.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.4882°, -10.0240°.