Thunder & Lightnings

Test Flying Memorial

"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge



Date03/05/1919
CasualtiesFlt Cdr P. Legh, BAT TP
AircraftBAT Basilisk F2906
Took off fromHendon, Middlesex
Purpose of flightAttempt on new world altitude record
Incident locationHendon, Middlesex
Incident detailsA fire developed in the engine and quickly engulfed the aircraft, which crashed to the ground. This accident led to the mandatory requirement for fully sealed firewalls


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