Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
62 fatal incidents found.
| Date | Casualties | Aircraft | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/08/1912 | Robert Fenwick, TP | Mersey Pusher | Larkhill |
| 23/02/1914 | E.T. Haynes, Technical Obs | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 | Chichester Harbour, Sussex |
| 11/1914 | R.P. Alston, senior designer, Sopwith | Sopwith 807 Folder Seaplane | not known |
| 05/11/1914 | E.T. Busk, P | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c | Farnborough, Hampshire |
| 12/07/1915 | Mr H.D. Liley | not known | Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, Hampshire |
| 21/02/1916 | Wg Cdr N.F. Usborne; Sqn Cdr de C.W.P. Ireland | API Combination | RNAS Kingsnorth, Kent |
| 07/09/1916 | Mr A.F. Lashmar; Mr R.O. Lashmar | Wight converted Seaplane 9841 | not known |
| 12/09/1916 | Mr G.L. Railton; Mr F. Williams | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7 2199 | not known |
| 21/09/1916 | Lt W.H.S. Garnett | Avro 521 7520 | Gosport, Hampshire |
| 20/10/1916 | Flt Lt L.H. Hardstaff | Sopwith Triplane N510 | Eastchurch, Kent |
| 28/01/1917 | Major F.W. Goodden | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 A4562 | Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, Hampshire |
| 21/03/1917 | Lt M.R.H.A. Allen | Bristol Scout 5556 | Testing Squadron, Upavon, Wiltshire |
| 12/05/1917 | Mr W.R. Ding, Blackburn P | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c 9952 | Soldiers Field, Roundhay, Leeds |
| 07/08/1917 | Sqn Cdr E.H. Dunning | Sopwith Pup N6452 | English Channel, overboard from flight deck of HMS Furious |
| 25/08/1917 | Mr H. Barnwell | Vickers F.B.26 | Joyce Green, Dartford, Kent |
| 29/12/1917 | Lt G.E. Cushing | Sopwith Camel B3888 | not known |
| 31/12/1917 | 2nd Lt P.W. Wilcox | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A3432 | not known |
| 19/01/1918 | Cpt E.H.G. Sharples | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a C5341 | not known |
| 05/02/1918 | Cpt L.M. Barlow MC** | Sopwith Dolphin C3779 | not known |
| 16/03/1918 | Cpt K.K. Muspratt MC; Flt Sgt S. Ashby MM | Airco D.H.9A C6350 | Martlesham Heath |
| 14/04/1918 | Lt B.M.H. Jones; Air Mechanic 1 H.H. Palmer | Bristol F.2B B1308 | not known |
| 06/05/1918 | Lt F.M.C. Houghton | Sopwith Camel B6303 | not known |
| 08/05/1918 | Lt L.F.D. Lutyens; Mr D.H. Pinsent | Airco D.H.4 A7671 | not known |
| 08/06/1918 | Cpt V.E.G. Busby (Martlesham Heath TP); Mr Bertram G. Cooper (Air Ministry); Mr R.P. Cooper (Harland and Wolff); Mr W.H. Hathaway (Handley Page); Mr J.W. Windebank (Handley Page) | Handley Page V/1500 B9463 | Golders Green, London |
| 08/06/1918 | Lt S.H.A. D'Arcy DSO | BAT Bantam II | not known |
| 19/08/1918 | Capt O. Horsely; Capt H.A. Renwick | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A4205 | Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire |
| 09/09/1918 | Lt A.V. Lewis | Grain Griffin N102 | not known |
| 11/09/1918 | Lt G.S. Wilkin | Vickers Vimy B9954 | Martlesham Heath |
| 10/11/1918 | Lt O.B.W. Wills | Bristol F.2B D8030 | not known |
| 03/05/1919 | Flt Cdr P. Legh, BAT TP | BAT Basilisk F2906 | Hendon, Middlesex |
| 14/08/1921 | Flt Lt O.M. Sutton MC, A&AEE TP; AC2 Charles James Sheridan, Obs | Bristol Braemar C4297 | Martlesham Heath |
| 24/08/1921 | Air Cdre E.M. Maitland CMG DSO AFC; Flt Lt G.M. Thomas DFC; Flt Lt I.C. Little AFC; Flt Lt R.S. Montagu DSC; Flt Lt J.F.M. Pritchard OBE AFC; Fg Off T.F. Mathewson AFC; Fg Off V.H. Wicks; Flt Sgt S.J. Heath; Flt Sgt W.H. Greene; Flt Sgt H. Thompson; Flt Sgt F. Smith; Flt Sgt J. Rye; Flt Sgt A.T. Martin; Sgt J.W. Mason; Sgt F.E. Burton; LAC G.S. Anger; LAC W. Oliver; LAC J.N. Wilson; AC1 J.C. Drew; AC1 C.W. Donald; AC1 E.E. Steere AM; AC1 C.W. Penson; AC2 R. Parker; AC2 R. Withington; Mr J.R. Pannnell, National Physical Laboratory; Mr C.W. Duffield, , National Physical Laboratory; Mr C.J.R. Campbell, Royal Airship Works; Mr F. Warren, Royal Airship Works | Airship R.38 | River Humber Estuary, Near Hull, Yorkshire |
| 30/11/1923 | Flg Off E. Bird, TP; Cpl G.R. Budd, Obs | Short Springbok Mk I J6975 | Martlesham Heath |
| 05/07/1924 | Flg Off E.E. Paull Smith, MAEE TP | Supermarine Sea Lion Mk III GEBAH | Sea off Felixstowe |
| 19/08/1926 | Flt Lt H.R. Junor DFC, RAE TP | Gloster Gamecock J7906 | Hucclecote, Gloucestershire |
| 08/12/1926 | Flt Lt G. Wheatley, A&AEE TP | Gloster Gamecock J7891 | Martlesham Heath |
| 23/01/1928 | Fg Off H.C.G. Dauncey, A&AEE TP | Blackburn Turcock GEBYP | Martlesham Heath |
| 12/03/1928 | Flt Lt S.M. Kinkead, RAF High Speed Flight P | Supermarine S.5 N221 | Solent off Calshot |
| 16/05/1928 | E.R.C. Scholefield, Vickers Chief TP | Vickers Vanguard G-EBCP | Shepperton |
| 19/04/1937 | AC G.P. Smurthwaite, Obs | Vickers Wellington prototype K4049 | Waldringfield, Suffolk |
| 22/07/1937 | Flt Lt E.W. Simmonds | Miles Magister L5912 | Sea off Suffolk |
| 28/06/1938 | Wg Cdr F.W. Stent, TP | Miles Whitney Straight M.11C G-AEYI | Harefield, Berkshire |
| 06/09/1938 | John Hindmarsh, Hawker TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1652 | St George's Hill, Weybridge, Surrey |
| 23/08/1939 | Flt Sgt C.E. Higgins P, LAC R.J. Machin, AC D. Treadwell | Bristol Bombay L5808 | Martlesham Heath |
| 04/09/1939 | Flt Lt Gilbert S. White (RAE TP) | Spitfire prototype K5054 | Farnborough, Hampshire |
| 05/03/1940 | Fg Off B.R. Rolfe, Blackburn TP; Mr J.B.E. Johnson, Blackburn FTO | Blackburn Botha L6129 | Flixborough, Lincs |
| 06/03/1940 | Mr Edward F. Godfray (Air Service Training TP), Mr David V. Edward (Armstong-Whitworth FTO), Mr Edgar Stroud? (DH Propeller Co FTO) | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk II K7243 | Baginton, Coventry |
| 07/04/1940 | Flt Lt H. Bailey, Blackburn CTP; Mr ?, Blackburn FTO | Blackburn B-20 V8914 | Sea off Gourock Head, Isle of Bute |
| 21/05/1940 | ?, TP | Bristol Beaufort Mk I L4442 | not known |
| 26/05/1940 | ?, TP | Blackburn Botha L6377 | Abbotsinch, Strathclyde |
| 12/06/1940 | ?, TP | Blackburn Botha L6390 | Abbotsinch, Strathclyde |
| 12/06/1940 | Mr C.A. Washer, Bristol TP | Bristol Beaufort Mk I L4443 | South Hinksey, Berkshire |
| 08/07/1940 | ? | Blackburn Botha Mk I L6205 | not known |
| 01/08/1940 | Plt Off A. Bailey, TP; AC2 Budd, Photographer | Vickers Vildebeest K6408 | Solent off Ryde Pier, IoW |
| 28/08/1940 | Mr E.G.H. Russell-Stacey, Hawker TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk II Z2340 | Brooklands, Surrey |
| 05/09/1940 | Fg Off K. Munro, P; Flt Lt E.J. Always, P; Sgt C.J. Hames, WOp/AG; Sgt F.W.K. Wood, Obs | Avro Anson R9815 | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| 17/09/1940 | Sgt T. Budden, P; Capt P.J. Fulton; Lt R.A. Jefferies | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV P4830 | Longford Castle (Salisbury), Wiltshire |
| 01/10/1940 | Mr R.O. Tipple, RAE Farnborough FTO | Fairey Battle Mk I K9223 | Wembdon Hill, Bridgewater, Somerset |
| 21/10/1940 | Flt Lt J.C. Alexander, MAEE TP; Plt Off Mills, MAEE TP; LAC Gianella; LAC McLaughlin; AC1 Bullocke; AC2 Hunter; Mr Such, MAEE | Saunders-Roe Lerwick L7248 | Faslane, Argyll |
| 22/10/1940 | Mr E.L. Oakley, Photographer; Mr J.W. Parsons, Photographer | Handley Page Hampden Mk I P4354 | Bower Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| 16/11/1940 | Plt Off G.E. Stansbury, TP | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L4893 | Filton, Bristol |
| 04/12/1940 | Mr J.W. Hathorn, Gloster TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk I N2497 | Robins Wood Hill, Brockworth, Gloucestershire |