De Havilland DH.9

Skyways - Australia

Crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed.

Air Service Training

The pilot departed Hamble Airport on a local solo training flight. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation and decided to bail out. The airplane crashed and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.

De Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service

On approach to Hatfield, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed on the ground. The pilot, sole on board, was injured. He was completing a test flight from Stag Lane.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL

While descending to Bandung, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located in Lembang, north of Bandung. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

De Havilland Aircraft UK

The crew was completing a local training flight at Hendon Airport when the airplane crashed upon landing. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Royal Air Force - RAF

On approach to RAF Hawkinge, the aircraft crashed in a field. The pilot George Ninian Warrington was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

The single engine aircraft crashed in the vicinity of the Goetsenhoven airbase while performing a local training mission. Both pilots Henri Édouard Depasse and Raymond Grosjean were killed.

Johannes La Cour

The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The passenger was injured and the pilot was killed.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Abu Sueir. The airplane crashed upon takeoff and was destroyed. The pilot F/O Eric Tennant Kingsford was killed.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from RAF Cranwell. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot William Henry Hodgkinson was killed.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL

On final approach to Kalijati Airfield, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and one of them died from his injuries two days later.

Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a local training flight out from Coventry Airport. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in Whitley Abbey, north of the airfield. The pilot was seriously injured and died from his injuries 18 days later, on July 27.

Surrey Flying Services

Shortly after takeoff from Croydon Airport, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control, crashed onto a house and eventually came to rest in a garden located in Sanderstead, south of the airport. All three occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft and the house were demolished.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The pilot, sole on board, departed Castle Bromwich on a training mission. While making a sharp turn, he lost control of the airplane that stalled, entered a dive and crashed in a field. The pilot P/O George Herbert Aldridge was killed.

Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

The pilot, sole on board, departed Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport on a training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 400 metres, the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located in Lauwe. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew was completing a local training flight at Digby Airport. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane collided with a RAF Avro 504N registered J9016 and carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both aircraft entered a dive and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed. Crew: F/O Alfred Rodney Feather, P/O Bertrand Guy d'Olier.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew was completing a local training flight at Digby Airfield. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing and came to rest, bursting into flames. Both occupants were injured by burns, the pilot seriously.

Dobrolet

Crashed in unknown circumstances. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in June 1928.

Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

The crew was performing a training mission in the vicinity of the Goetsenhoven AFB, south of Tienen. En route, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing the pilot Victor Groenen while the second occupant was seriously injured.

Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

The pilot André Tahon was performing a training mission out from Courtrai-Wevelgem when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital of Tournai where he died a day later.

Guinea Airways

Shortly after takeoff from Wau Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in the Bulolo River, some 8 miles north of the airport. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

Crashed on takeoff from Camooweal Airport, Queensland. The pilot L. Brain, sole aboard, was slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL

The pilot, sole on board, departed Bandung on a local training flight. After takeoff, the airplane stalled and crashed. The pilot was killed.

Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

The pilot Clarence C. Seach was performing a solo training flight and departed RAAF Point Cook in the early morning. While cruising around Healesville, he encountered technical problems and reduced his altitude to attempt an emergency landing. Aircraft eventually came out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.

Air Taxis

En route from Paris-Le Bourget to Hendon, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He attempted an emergency landing on a racecourse located in Tattenham Corner, near Epsom. After landing, the airplane went out of control, ran down a slight incline and eventually collided with the railings in front of the grand stand. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

De Havilland School of Flying

The pilot, sole on board, departed Stag Lane on a training flight to White Waltham. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot F/O William Alan Foot was killed.

Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

For the official visit of Duchess of York in Australia, a team of seven De Havilland DH.9 was performing a demonstration flight in a V formation. At 1,000 feet, all aircraft plunged and regained height at 500 feet. On sixth position, number A6-26 hit with its engine the A6-5's machine which was on fourth position in the formation. Both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants on both aircraft were killed, among them three pilot and a photographer. Crew: F/O V. H. Thornton, Sgt H. G. Hay.

Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

For the official visit of Duchess of York in Australia, a team of seven De Havilland DH.9 was performing a demonstration flight in a V formation. At 1,000 feet, all aircraft plunged and regained height at 500 feet. On sixth position, number A6-26 hit with its engine the A6-5's machine which was on fourth position in the formation. Both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants on both aircraft were killed, among them three pilot and a photographer. Crew: Lt R. I. Dines, Cpl J. Ramsden.

Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

The airplane departed Charleville at 0530LT with a pilot, Ian Douglas Davidson, and two passengers, William Robertson Donaldson from Rockland, and A. W. Bell from Belmont. The plane must have had trouble on the road as it only reached Tambo at 0930LT (two hours late), flying very low over the river, with the engine running. On final approach, the engine stopped, and a second later, the plane hit tree top and crashed. Mr. Bell was dead and Mr. Davidson died within half-an-hour, while Mr. Donaldson expired at 2 o'clock. The plane was destroyed, the engine and fuselage being smashed to pieces.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Kenley, Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the pilot made a left turn when the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were killed. Crew: F/Lt Felix St. John Woollard, F/O Frederick Laing Collison.

Royal Air Force - RAF

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a training flight from RAF Cranwell. En route, the airplane went of control and crashed in Ailsworth, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed. Crew: F/Cdt David Gam Harcourt Wood.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew departed RAF Eastchurch on a local training flight. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 500 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed just outside the boundary of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both crew members were killed. Crew: Sgt George Frederick Taylor, AC2 Percy Charles Hinton.

Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

While performing a training flight, pilot E. B. Ebell encountered poor weather conditions and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed. The pilot was killed.

Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

The crew departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local training flight. En route, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the courtyard of the workshop 'Le Corps Creux', in Blauwput, in the suburb of Leuven. The pilot was killed while the observer was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The following day, the survivor died from his injuries. Crew: Alphonse Laplanche, pilot, Joseph Delvenne, observer.

Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

The crew was performing a training flight and was practicing emergency landings. At low altitude and low speed, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in Manor, near Werribee. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. Crew: W. A. Holtham, T. S. G. Watson.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL

En route to Kalitanjung, the crew encountered strong winds and lost control of the airplane that crashed in Cirebon. Both occupants were injured.

Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

Aircraft was carrying a pilot and a photographer for a topographic mission over the Murrumbidgee River. Flying at an altitude of about 150 feet, the plane was about to land at Ainslie, near Canberra, when it nose-dived and crashed in flames to the ground. A farm-hand, named Walter Johnston, who was ploughing 50 yards away, saw the smash and rushed to the scene. By the time he arrived the aeroplane had burst into flame. After crashing, the plane burst into flames and Flying-Officer Pitt was burnt to death. Observer Callendar was terribly injured and died in the Canberra Hospital a few hours after the accident. With the pilot and the observer dead, the cause of the disaster probably will never be known. Onlookers who saw the smash say the machine, when about to make a landing, seemed to lose flying speed and nose-dived to the ground at a terrific rate. Source: www.3squadron.org.au

SABENA - Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne

While approaching Lausanne-Blécherette Airport, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in a field located in Cossonay, about 12 km northwest of Lausanne Airport. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport. In flight, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field near the airport. The pilot Alphonse Édouard Segers was killed.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The pilot departed RAF Netheravon on a local training flight. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, the aircraft suffered a structural failure, entered a dive and crashed near Everleigh, about 5 km northeast of the airfield. The pilot, F/O David Brown Morgan, was killed.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL

On final approach to Magelang, the crew was completing a last turn when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured.

Laurentide Air Service

The pilot encountered strong winds and elected to make an emergency landing. Caught by downdraft, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area called Kékéko Hills, west of Rouyn-Noranda. Crew fate unknown.

William M. Beardmore %26 Company

Shortly after takeoff from Glasgow-Renfrew Airport, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in the Moor Park. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew departed Jalibah AFB on a local training mission. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed. Crew: F/Lt W. H. E. Kemp, AC2 A. Adams.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew was completing a local training flight at Mosul Airport. While flying at a height of 1,500 feet, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed, killing both occupants.

Irish Air Corps - Aer Chór na hÉireann

The crew was completing a local training flight at Fermoy Aerodrome. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances. While the pilot was seriously injured, the observer was killed. Crew: Lt McCullogh, pilot, Lt John Francis McDonagh, observer. †

Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

Crashed in Hankendover, near Goetsenhoven Airport, while performing a local training flight. Both crew members were killed.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

Following a night takeoff, the aircraft crash landed in a field near Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport. There were no casualties.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL

On a flight from Kalijati to Bandung, the crew got lost after the weather conditions deteriorated. The engine failed following a fuel exhaustion, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed onto a house and was destroyed. Both pilots were injured.

De Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service

Shortly after takeoff from Venice Airport, while climbing, the aircraft named 'Atlanta' crashed in the sea and sank. All four occupants were killed.