Eastchurch - Eastchurch

On March 2, 1928 at 11:05 AM, Eastchurch - Eastchurch experienced a crash involving Fairey III, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Isle of Grain Kent.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed RAF Eastchurch on a training flight. While flying over the Isle of Grain, the pilot-in-command made a sharp turn when the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Sgt William Bean Maltman, LAC Sydney Cresswell Mason, AC2 William George Lowman.

Aircraft reference details include registration S1168, MSN F.893, year of manufacture 1927.