White Waltham – Eaton Bray

On August 31, 1947 at 12:00 AM, White Waltham – Eaton Bray experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Nayler Air Services, with the event recorded near Eaton Bray Bedfordshire.

The flight was categorized as private 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On approach to Eaton Bray aerodrome, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in flames. Both occupants, among them the pilot and owner Joan Nayler, were quickly rescued and uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. Source & photos: http://www.onthewire.co.uk/bray4.htm

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ABYP, MSN 2233, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8772°, -0.5932°.