Leuchars - Leuchars

On June 22, 1927 at 10:00 AM, Leuchars - Leuchars experienced a crash involving Fairey III, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Dundee Angus (Forfarshire).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city 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.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from RAF Leuchars, while climbing, the engine caught fire. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Binn Cottage, some 11 km northwest of RAF Leuchars, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Few hours later, the pilot F/O Rawdon Frank Gerald Salmond died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration S1094, MSN F.833, year of manufacture 1927.