Leuchars - Leuchars

On May 1, 1925 at 10:00 AM, Leuchars - Leuchars experienced a crash involving Fairey III, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Leuchars AFB Fife.

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 listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed RAF Leuchars for a local training mission. In flight, the airplane collided with a second RAF Fairey IIID registered N9754. While this second aircraft was able to land and its crew was uninjured, the N9756 entered a dive and crashed in Guardbridge, southwest of the airbase. Both crew members were killed. Crew: F/O Harry Lestourgeon Roseveare, Cpl Tom Vincent Warwick.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9756.