Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
155 fatal incidents found.
Date | Casualties | Aircraft | Location |
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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 |
21/02/1941 | Fg Off L.G.H. Kells, TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk II Z2398 | Unknown |
01/03/1941 | Sqn Ldr J.E. Dutton AFC, TP | Curtiss Mohawk Mk II BK877 | Hanging Langford, Wiltshire |
28/04/1941 | Plt Off A.C. James | Fairey Battle Mk I K9230 | Sea off Hengistbury Head |
26/05/1941 | Mr R. Kirlew, Rolls-Royce TP | Avro Manchester Mk I L7295 | RAF Tern Hill, Salop |
14/06/1941 | Flt Lt E.J. Sharp, Bristol TP | Bristol Beaufort Mk I AW215 | Shepperdine, Gloucestershire |
22/06/1941 | Flt Lt J.C.M. Hawley, P; Capt F. Bradley, P (USAAC); Sgt P. Black, Obs; Sgt J.G. Garwood, WOp; Sgt T.J. Wells, AG; Sqn Ldr A.H. Robson, MO; Flt Lt J.B.W. Humpherson DFC, RAF Physiology Lab; Lt W.K. Stewart AFC, Doctor RAF Physiology Lab | Boeing Flying Fortress Mk I AN522 | Catterick Bridge, Yorkshire |
03/07/1941 | Flt Lt S.A. Ellaby, RAE High Altitude Test Flight TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk II P8273 | Over Wallop, Hampshire |
17/07/1941 | Flt Lt D.L. Rayment AFC, P; Sgt R. Sadler, WOp/AG | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV P4832 | Unknown |
21/07/1941 | Mr D.R. McCartney, Rolls-Royce TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk II Z2316 | RAF Tern Hill, Salop |
20/09/1941 | Sgt F.I. Russell, WOp/AG | Westland Lysander Mk III T1439 | English Channel, 12 miles south of Christchurch |
29/11/1941 | Flt Lt A.M. Dunlop, P | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9405 | Chesil Bank, Dorset |
19/12/1941 | Sgt J.V. Rutter, P; Lt D.N. Timms, Obs (both Airborne Forces Establishment); Volunteers – Sgt H. Harrison; Pte H.E. Hornby; Pte L.W. Felton; Pte M. Pilkington; Pte G.M. Keogh – all of the Border Regiment, part of the First Air Landing Brigade | General Aircraft Hotspur Mk II BT488 | Near Ringway, Manchester |
07/01/1942 | Fg Off H.E.C. Elliott, P; AC1 StC.R.J. Andrews – both of Aerial Torpedo Development Unit | Bristol Beaufort Mk IIA | Gosport, Hampshire |
04/02/1942 | Sqn Ldr G.R. Fielder, RAE Engine Research Flight TP | Curtiss Mohawk Mk IV | Farnborough, Hampshire |
11/02/1942 | Wg Cdr W.S. Jenkins, A&AEE TP | Bell Airacobra Mk I | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
28/02/1942 | Plt Off J.C. Fisher RCAF, P; Plt Off T.W. Caxton RCAF, P; Flt Sgt D.L. Mullins | Armstrong-Whitworth Albemarle Mk I P1368 | Shalbourne, Wiltshire |
24/03/1942 | Wg Cdr J.M. McGuire AFC and Bar, OC Performance Test Squadron A&AEE | Consolidated Liberator Mk II AL546 | Lytchett Minster, Dorset |
14/04/1942 | Wg Cdr P.S. Salter, OC Handling Flight; Sqn Ldr J.D. Harris DFC; Flt Lt N.G. Wilson; Fg Off E.F. Wakelin; Sgt K.J. Jones | Avro Lancaster Mk I R5539 | Charlton, Malmesbury |
24/04/1942 | Lt J. Wakefield RNVR, Supermarine Production TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IV BR413 | Aldermaston, Berkshire |
06/05/1942 | AC2 Frank Edmond Bartlett | Miles Master Mk I T8852 | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
19/05/1942 | Mr A. Smith, Rootes Trainee Engineer | Handley Page Halifax Mk II DG223 | Mold, Flintshire |
07/06/1942 | Plt Off D.J.D. Berrington, P; Fg Off A.M. Phillips, P; Flt Sgt G. Millar, Nav; AC2 B.C.F. Bicknell, WOp/AG; LAC B.D.G. Dear, Flt Eng; Sqn Ldr R.J. Samsom, Bomber Command; Plt Off C.E. Vincent, Hâ‚‚S Development Flight; Mr A.D. Blumlein, EMI; Mr F. Blyton, EMI; Mr C.O. Brown, EMI; Mr G.S. Hensby, FTO | Handley Page Halifax Mk II V9977 | Welsh Bicknor, Herefords |
16/06/1942 | Fg Off M.O. Davenport, TDU TP; Wg Cdr Shaw, CO TDU | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIC X8065 | Alverstoke, Hampshire |
18/06/1942 | Fg Off C.R. Jarred, Supermarine TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IV BR643 | Lurgashall, Sussex |
26/06/1942 | Mr C.S. Staniland, Fairey Aviation CTP | Fairey Firefly Mk I Z1827 | Wokingham, Berkshire |
01/07/1942 | Wg Cdr A.F.R. Bennett, RAE Farnborough Inst and Armament Dev Flight TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC Z2415 | Sutton Bridge, Lincs |
12/07/1942 | Sqn Ldr C.L.F. Colmore, High Alt Flight A&AEE TP; Plt Off K. Radford, AG; Sgt A.J. Smith, Obs; Sgt R.P. Gillott, WOp/AG; Mr C.V. Abbott, FTO | Vickers Wellington Mk VI W5795 | Stanley, Derbyshire |
17/07/1942 | LAC ? | Supermarine Walrus Mk I L2179 | Sea off Helensburgh |
23/07/1942 | Mr R.H. Carew, 1 CRU TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk V AA874 | Cumnor, Oxfordshire |
06/08/1942 | Flt Sgt E.G. Travis, AFEE TP | General Aircraft Hotspur Mk II BT546 | Allerton Park, Yorkshire |
11/08/1942 | Mr K.G. Seth-Smith, Hawker Aircraft TP | Hawker Typhoon Mk I B R7692 | Thorpe, Surrey |
16/08/1942 | Flt Lt E. Brown, Defford Telecommunications Flying Unit P; Fg Off D.T. Sellick DFC, P; Fg Off G.F. Sellick, AG; Fg Off A.J. Marsh, Radio Location Op; LAC H.D. McCallum; AC2 R.F. Umery (two crews, 1 to fly second aircraft from Boscombe on trials) | Avro Anson Mk I DJ184 | Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
26/08/1942 | Sqn Ldr W.J. Carr AFC, P; Cpl R.M. Leach, Fitter; Cpl E. Shenton, AG; Mr E.R. Staniland, Vickers FTO | Vickers Warwick Mk I BV214 | Shrewton, Wiltshire |
12/09/1942 | Capt H. Valentine Baker MC AFC | Martin-Baker MB-3 R2492 | Wing, Buckinghamshire |
24/09/1942 | Sqn Ldr V.M. Bright, Armament Test Sqn A&AEE TP; LAC R.F. Brown, Armourer | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIC EL329/G | Bulford Camp, Wiltshire |
07/10/1942 | Plt Off N.H.G. Snelgrove RCAF, TFU Defford P | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC BN878 | Bredon Hill, Conderton, Worcestershire |
21/10/1942 | Plt Off Paul Nelson Dobie (RAFVR P) | Hawker Typhoon Mk IB R7861 | Probably Druridge Bay, Northumberland |
21/10/1942 | Mr. Phillip Edward Gerald Sayer OBE (Gloster Aircraft CTP) | Hawker Typhoon Mk IB R7867 | Probably Druridge Bay, Northumberland |
23/10/1942 | Flt Lt L.V. Sanders DFC, Vickers-Armstrongs TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB ER713 | Cannock, Staffordshire |
23/10/1942 | Wg Cdr H.R. Allen, Ministry of Aircraft Production TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB Z4993/G | Upway, Dorchester, Dorset |
31/10/1942 | Mr D.H.M. Horner, RAE FTO | General Aircraft Hotspur Mk II B821 | Hartford Bridge, Hampshire |
06/11/1942 | Mr V.G. Wilson, Fairey Aviation TP | Fairey Barracuda Mk I P9661 | Ringway, Manchester |
13/12/1942 | Fg Off T.L. French, P; WO A. McFadyen, WOp; Flt Sgt J.R. Harper, Radar Op; Flt Sgt C. McGregor, WOp/AG; Lt S. Kaulis, US Army Signal Corps, TFU Defford | Vickers Wellington Mk III X3707 | Craiglockhart View, Edinburgh |
23/12/1942 | Flt Lt G.L. Campbell DFC, Performance Test Squadron A&AEE TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX BS139 | Mottisfont, Hampshire |
23/12/1942 | Sqn Ldr H.H.B. Mould, P; Dr A.E. Downing, TFU Defford FTO | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VI V8387 | Sea east of Cromer |
29/12/1942 | Fg Off S.T. Hollick, Rolls-Royce TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX EN114 | Rearsby, Leicestershire |
04/02/1943 | Flt Lt S.F. Reiss, Performance Test Sqn A&AEE TP; Sgt J. Fielding, Flt Eng; Mr J.J. Unwin MBE, FTO | Handley Page Halifax Mk II W7917 | Sutton Scotney, Hampshire |
14/02/1943 | Mr C.B. Critchley, de Havilland TP | de Havilland Mosquito Mk VI HJ664 | Colney Heath, Hertfordshire |
30/03/1943 | Sqn Ldr R.V. Whitehead DFC, RAE Photo TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk PR Mk IV | Benson, Oxfordshire |
17/05/1943 | Fg Off K.R. Russell, Ministry of Aircraft Production TP | Percival Proctor Mk I P5998 | Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire |
03/06/1943 | ?, Bristol Aeroplane Co TP | Bristol Beaufort Mk I JM551 | Stone, Gloucestershire |
16/07/1943 | Plt Off Allan John Slaughter RAAF (pilot), Sqn Ldr James Anthony Meade DFC | Lockheed Hudson Mk VI FK571 | Ashton Under Hill, Worcestershire |
29/07/1943 | Fg Off Rouff, Vickers TP; Mr E. Booth, Aircraft Inspector | Vickers Wellington Mk X HE819 | Cranage, Cheshire |
23/08/1943 | Mr J. de Havilland, TP; Mr J.H.F. Scrope, Technical Assistant; Mr G.V. Gibbens, TP; Mr G.J. Carter, Flight Shed Foreman | de Havilland Mosquito Mk VI HJ734 and HX897 | St Albans, Hertfordshire |
26/08/1943 | Mr B. Field, Miles Aircraft TP | Miles Master Mk II DM239 | Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire |
06/09/1943 | Fg Off A. Wilson, Armstrong Whitworth TP; Mr F. Cole; Mr B. Latham; Mr R. Sands | Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Mk II V1708 | Brockworth, Gloucestershire |
10/09/1943 | Flt Lt F.J. Robinson, Performance Test Squadron A&AEE TP; Flt Sgt J.W. Bamber, Flight Engineer; Mr R. Stevenson, FTO | Avro Lancaster Mk III JA894 | High Post, Wiltshire |
13/10/1943 | Mr J.P.W. Topham, Lockheed Speke TP | North American Mustang Mk III FX919 | Speke, Liverpool |
15/10/1943 | Mr D.A. Terrill, Blackburn Aircraft TP | Fairey Barracuda Mk II BV825 | Scunthorpe, Lincs |
17/10/1943 | Wg Cdr A.S.B. Blomfield DFC, P; Cpl G.R. Stevenson | de Havilland Mosquito Mk IV DZ345 | Overbury, Worcestershire |
21/10/1943 | Fg Off N.G. Donald, Armstrong Whitworth TP; Mr T. Timms; two ATC cadets on air experience also lost their lives (J.F.S. Cheriton and L.W. White) | Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Mk II V1741 | Purton, Gloucestershire |
03/11/1943 | Miss D. Robson BSc, RAE Farnborough bombsight technician. NOTE: all six members of the Halifax's operational crew also lost their lives. They were members of 76 Squadron | Handley Page Halifax Mk V LK681 | Enthorpe House, Market Weighton, Yorkshire |
24/11/1943 | Sgt B.R. Minson | Consolidated B-24D Liberator 42-40987 | In flight (aircraft returned safely) |
04/01/1944 | Sqn Ldr W.D.B.S. Davie AFC, RAE Turbine Flight TP | Gloster F.9/40 DG204/G | Farnborough, Hampshire |
14/01/1944 | Lt K.J. Robinson DSC RN, Aero Flight RAE TP | Supermarine Seafire Mk IIC MB141 | Clyde Estuary |
18/01/1944 | Fg Off B. Coombis, P; Fg Off A.G.A. Overall, Nav; LAC E.T. Pottinger, Bombing Trials Unit WOp | Handley Page Hampden Mk I P1216 | not known |
20/01/1944 | Mr P.E. Raw, Hawker TP | Hawker Tempest Mk V JN747 | not known |
01/03/1944 | Wg Cdr P.F. Webster DSO DFC & Bar, Performance Test Squadron A&AEE TP | Fairey Firefly Mk I Z1839 | Goodworth, Clatford, Hampshire |
15/03/1944 | Mr H.G. White, MAEE Helensburgh FTO | Short Scion Senior L9786 | Helensburgh, Argyll |
18/03/1944 | Mr. Raymond R. Huxley (Fairey TP) and Mr. Geoffrey A. Leadbeater (Fairey flight engineer) | Handley-Page Halifax B Mk III LK836 | Oakmere near Northwich, Cheshire |
24/03/1944 | Fg Off D. Grundy, Special Duties Flight A&AEE TP | Hawker Typhoon Mk IB JR448 | Grateley, Hampshire |
26/03/1944 | Sqn Ldr H.N. Fowler MC, Armament Test Squadron A&AEE TP | Hawker Typhoon Mk IB JR307 | Crichel Down, Wiltshire |
25/04/1944 | Fg Off J.H. Silvester, TFU Defford Nav | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VI EL167 | Wolverton, Salop |
27/04/1944 | Mr J.A. Crosby-Warren, Gloster Aircraft TP | Gloster F.9/40 DG205/G | Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire |
15/05/1944 | Mr A.L. Wykes, TP (company founder) | Auster Mk IV MT454 | Rearsby, Leicestershire |
22/05/1944 | Flt Sgt E.L. Bunce, P; Mr J. Hall, RAE Farnborough Instrument & Armament Development Flight FTO | Handley Page Halifax Mk II BB319 | Newton Tony, Wiltshire |
04/07/1944 | Flt Lt Norman John Bonnar AFC (Test Pilots School TP) and Flt Lt Laurence Roy Brady RAAF (TPS student) | Vickers Wellington Mk III X3549 | Chilmark, Wiltshire |
04/07/1944 | Flt Lt Alexander Williams Fraser DFC with bar RAAF (RAE Wireless & Electrical Flight TP), WO S. Bickell, Sgt Keith Lawrence Popejoy, AC1 S. Parsons, Mr David William Parker (FTO), Mr Russell Arcot Erskine (FTO), Mr K. Dart (FTO) | Vickers Wellington GR Mk 14 HF352 | Odiham, Hampshire |
29/07/1944 | Mr J. Hall, Rotol TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX JL349 | Staverton, Gloucestershire |
08/08/1944 | Mr P.F. Ainsbury, A&AEE FTO | Miles Monitor Mk I NF900 | Wokingham, Berkshire |
09/08/1944 | Flt Lt H.J. Camps, A&AEE High Altitude Flight TP; Flt Lt T.G. Thomas, A&AEE High Altitude Flight TP | de Havilland Mosquito B Mk 20 KB209 | Blandford, Dorset |
24/08/1944 | Sqn Ldr J.E. Pettigrew, OC Gun Proofing Flt A&AEE TP | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC HW187 | Downton, Wiltshire |
11/09/1944 | Mr S. Gleave, TP; Mr H. Barnes, Avro Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Mk III PB579 | Alderley Edge, Lancashire |
13/09/1944 | Mr F.C. Furlong, Supermarine Deputy CTP | Supermarine Spiteful NN660 | High Post, Wiltshire |
11/10/1944 | Flt Lt J.H. Brew, Supermarine TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX RR237 | Nuneaton Airfield |
31/10/1944 | Plt Off J.G. Swain, Flight Engineer; LAC W. Griffiths, Aircraft Fitter | Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk V V1762 | Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire |
16/12/1944 | Sqn Ldr R.M. Mace RCAF, Armstrong Whitworth TP; Mr Morgan, Armstrong Whitworth Flight Engineer | Avro Lancaster Mk I NG435 | Long Marston, Warwicks |
06/01/1945 | Sqn Ldr M.V. Longbottom, Vickers TP | Vickers Warwick GR Mk V PN778 | Haines Bridge, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey |
19/01/1945 | Gp Capt J.F.X. McKenna AFC, Commandant ETPS | North American Mustang Mk IV KH648 | Old Sarum, Wiltshire |
10/02/1945 | Mr W.G. Capley, Miles Aircraft TP | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX MH349 | Woodley, Berkshire |
27/02/1945 | Flt Lt M.J.M. Slater, P; Sgt G.W. Dixon, RAE Aero Flight | de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI RS598 | Farnborough, Hampshire |
16/03/1945 | Sqn Ldr J.R. Tobin AFC, RAE Farnborough TP on loan to Blackburn | Blackburn Firebrand TF Mk III DK386 | Brough, Yorkshire |
12/04/1945 | Flt Lt J.R. Smith, A&AEE P; Mr M.G. Douglas, Ministry of Aircraft Production Technical Officer | de Havilland Mosquito PR Mk 32 NS586 | Weston Zoyland, Somerset |
30/05/1945 | Flt Lt W.G. Eagle DFC, de Havilland Propellers TP | Hawker Typhoon Mk IB SW519 | Stubby Copse, Brockenhurst, Hampshire |
09/06/1945 | Fg Off D.M. Eastman RCAF, No 83 Group Support Unit | Supermarine Spitfire F Mk XIV NH840 | Lymington, Hampshire |
19/07/1945 | Major E.W. Leach, Student No 3 Course ETPS | Airspeed Oxford T Mk I NM247 | Haven Street, IoW |
21/07/1945 | Sqn Ldr A.O. Moffett AFC, CRD Power Jets CTP | Gloster Meteor Mk III EE291 | Halls Farm, Blaby, Leicestershire |
25/07/1945 | Sqn Ldr L. Gregory, Armament Test Squadron A&AEE TP | Hawker Tempest Mk V NV946 | Enford Range, Wiltshire |
23/08/1945 | Mr H. Becker, Aero Flight RAE Farnborough FTO | de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI RF830 | Wanborough Park, nr Guildford, Surrey |
31/08/1945 | Flt Lt F.S. Banner DFC & Bar, Supermarine production TP | Supermarine Seafire F Mk XVII SW987 | High Post, Wiltshire |
31/08/1945 | Sub-Lt K.W.A. Fehler RN; Lt L.R.J. Habgood RN, pilots C Squadron A&AEE | Miles Monitor TT Mk II NP409 | Sea off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight |
12/09/1945 | Sqn Ldr J.C.S. Turner, RAE Farnborough TP | de Havilland Vampire F Mk I TG279 | RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire |
11/10/1945 | Cpl S.S. Dicks, Armament Test Observer | Fairey Swordfish Mk III NF333 | Solent |
13/10/1945 | Flt Lt J.G. Seth-Smith, Fairey Aviation TP | Fairey Firefly Mk I PP417 | Barnes, Middlesex |
15/10/1945 | Flt Lt Daniel Joseph Cotter (pilot), Flt Sgt Arthur Edward Bedwell (navigator), WO Edward Moore (meteorological air observer) | Airspeed Oxford Mk I PH480 | Cardigan Bay |
17/10/1945 | Flt Lt A.S. Carswell, MAEE Helensburgh P; WO Sparkes; Mr C. Bound, FTO | Vickers Wellington Mk X NA929 | Brodick Bay, Isle of Arran |
25/10/1945 | Sqn Ldr Arthur Jaques RAFVR DFC, P; Flt Lt Eric J Savill RAFVR DFC, Observer MAEE Helensburgh | de Havilland Mosquito B Mk IV DZ579/G | Machin Bay, Islay |
09/11/1945 | Flt Lt R.A. Marks AFM, Aero Flight RAE Farnborough TP | Heinkel 162A-2 AM61 | Aldershot, Hampshire |
27/11/1945 | Flt Lt J.C. Evans, Fairey Aviation PTP | Fairey Firefly Mk I PP463 | Hythe End, Staines, Surrey |
02/12/1945 | J.R. Talbot, Handley Page CTP; E.A. Wright, FTO | Handley Page Hermes Mk I G-AGSS | Radlett, Hertfordshire |
06/12/1945 | Lt R.K. Smith RN, P; Flt Lt R.M. Neill, bomb aimer, both MAEE Helensburgh | Douglas Boston Mk IIIA BZ332 | Firth of Clyde |
18/01/1946 | Gp Cpt A.F. Hards DSO, OC Experimental Flying, P, RAE Farnborough | Dornier 335A-12 AM223 | Cove, Hampshire |
18/02/1946 | Flt Lt Philmore DFC, Rotol TP, Staverton | Supermarine Spitfire F Mk 21 LA216 | Barnstaple, Devon |
09/05/1946 | Mr Llewellyn Moss, Gloster, CPTP Moreton Valence | Gloster Meteor F4 EE518 | RAF Defford, Worcestershire |
25/05/1946 | Sqn Ldr E.B. Gale AFC RCAF, Aero Flight RAE Farnborough TP | North American Mustang Mk III KH505 | Broxbourne, Hertfordshire |
02/07/1946 | Sqn Ldr A.R. Majcherczyk DFC, A Squadron A&AEE TP | Gloster Meteor III EE312 | Porton Range, Wiltshire |
27/09/1946 | Geoffrey R. de Havilland OBE, de Havilland Aircraft CTP | de Havilland D.H.108 TG306 | Egypt Bay, Thames Estuary off Kent coast |
22/04/1947 | Lt J. Bridge RN, Gloster Aircraft PTP | Gloster Meteor F Mk 4 RA394 | Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire |
23/08/1947 | S.A. Thorn, Avro CTP; Roy Chadwick, Avro chief designer; D. Wilson, Avro chief of flight test; J. Webster, radio operator | Avro Tudor Mk 2 G-AGSU | Woodford, Cheshire |
15/10/1947 | Sqn Ldr P.J. Garner, Westland ACTP | Westland Wyvern TS371 | Cattistock, Cerne Abbas, Dorset |
21/10/1947 | Fg Off W.A. Harvey, MAEE Felixstowe P; LAC D.R. Wright; AC A.R. Gurdin; LAC J.J. Ryan | Short Sunderland Mk V DV976 | Off Southend, Essex |
12/02/1948 | Sqn Ldr R.S. Kronfeld AFC, General Aircraft CTP | General Aircraft GAL. 56/01 TS507 | Lower Froyle, Alton, Hampshire |
28/05/1948 | Flt Lt B. Bastable DFC, A&AEE TP; Miss B.R. Edmunds FTO | Miles Marathon G-AGPD | Amesbury, Wiltshire |
22/06/1948 | Lt-Cdr T.J.A. King Joyce RN, C Squadron A&AEE TP | Supermarine Attacker TS413 | Durrington, Amesbury, Wiltshire |
02/07/1948 | Sqn Ldr A. Tooth DFC, B Squadron A&AEE TP; Flt Lt A.G, Bradfield; Fg Off G.W. Williams; Mr P.W. Howes, FTO | Avro Lincoln B Mk II RF560 | Wylye, Wiltshire |
30/08/1948 | Sqn Ldr C.L.T Sawle AFC | Gloster Meteor F Mk 4 EE568 | Old Windsor, Berkshire |
14/09/1948 | Sqn Ldr R.W. Whittome OBE DFC, Aero Flight RAE Farnborough TP | Supermarine Spitfire HFIX NH236 | Woking, Surrey |
14/10/1948 | Sqn Ldr D.D. Weightman DFC, ARB CTP | Bristol Brigand B Mk 1 RH824 | Northwick, Pilning, Gloucestershire |
03/02/1949 | Mr R. Lindsay Neale, Boulton Paul CTP; Mr K.P.H. Tisshaw, Boulton Paul TP | Boulton Paul Balliol T Mk 2 VW897 | Coven, Staffordshire |
05/03/1949 | Gp Cpt T.B. Cooper OBE DFC, A&AEE Superintendent of Flying | Gloster Meteor F Mk 4 RA382 | Figsbury Ring, Wiltshire |
17/04/1949 | Mr H. Foster Dixon, Fairey Rotary division CTP; Mr D. Garroway, FTO | Fairey Gyrodyne VX591 | Ufton Nervet, Berkshire |
06/05/1949 | Mr J.A.C. Northway, TP; Mr J.M. Radcliffe, head of flight development; Mr R.M. Pollard, FTO engines; Mr E.J.N. Archbold, FTO; Mr R.H. Daniels, FTO; Mr C.W.E. Flook, FTO; Mr J.L. Gundry, FTO | Bristol 170 Mark 21 G-AIFF | English Channel 30 miles south of Portland Bill |
09/06/1949 | Lt R.G. Shove, RM | Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk 11 VX618 | Langley, Buckinghamshire |
13/07/1949 | Mr R. Dryland DFC, Moreton Valence acting CTP | Gloster Meteor FR Mk 5 VT347 | Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire |
26/09/1949 | Sqn Ldr P.G. Evans DFC, B Squadron A&AEE TP; Flt Lt I.P. Bishop DFC; Fg Off R. Hodge | Handley Page Hastings C Mk 1 TG499 | Beacon Hill, Wiltshire |
30/09/1949 | Sqn Ldr S.E. Esler DFC, Avro deputy CTP | Avro 707A VX784 | Blackbushe, Hampshire |
31/10/1949 | Sqn Ldr M.A. Graves DFC, Westland TP | Westland Wyvern Mk 2 VP113 | Yeovil, Somerset |
04/11/1949 | Mr A. Sutcliffe, Napier Engines TP | Hawker Tempest F Mk 6 NX235 | Luton, Bedfordshire |