Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
30 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 |