Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down

On May 28, 1948 at 01:29 PM, Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down experienced a crash involving Miles M.60 Marathon, operated by Aeroplane %26 Armament Experimental Establishment - A%26AEE, with the event recorded near Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. The crew was involved in a test flight at RAF Boscombe Down, with some propeller blade control. While cruising at low height, the crew informed ground he was encountering difficulties and lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located eight miles northeast of the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGPD, MSN 6265, year of manufacture 1946.