Gosport – Farnborough

On May 12, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Gosport – Farnborough experienced a crash involving Fairey III, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Farnborough Hampshire.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Farnborough Airport, the single engine airplane stalled and crashed on Alexandra Road near the airfield. Two crew members were injured while the third one was killed. Few hours later, one of the survivor died from his injuries. Crew: Cpt Edward James Osborne Ellison, AC1 James George Bolton, † Percival Reginald Carter. †

Aircraft reference details include registration S1260, MSN F.967, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2870°, -0.7535°.