Cranwell - Cranwell

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a training flight from RAF Cranwell. En route, the airplane went of control and crashed in Ailsworth, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed. Crew: F/Cdt David Gam Harcourt Wood.

Flight / Schedule

Cranwell - Cranwell

Registration

J7354

Date

November 12, 1926 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Ailsworth Cambridgeshire

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

52.5764°, -0.3498°

Narrative Report

On November 12, 1926 at 12:00 AM, Cranwell - Cranwell experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Ailsworth Cambridgeshire.

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

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a training flight from RAF Cranwell. En route, the airplane went of control and crashed in Ailsworth, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed. Crew: F/Cdt David Gam Harcourt Wood.

Aircraft reference details include registration J7354.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.5764°, -0.3498°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a training flight from RAF Cranwell. En route, the airplane went of control and crashed in Ailsworth, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed. Crew: F/Cdt David Gam Harcourt Wood.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Cranwell - Cranwell

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

J7354