Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
65 fatal incidents found.
| Date | Casualties | Aircraft | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/02/1950 | Sdn Ldr J.S.R. Muller Rowland DSO DFC, OC Aero Flight RAE | de Havilland D.H.108 VW120 | Brickhill, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire |
| 16/02/1950 | Mr K.A. Butler, Westland TP | Supermarine Spitfire F Mk 22 PK545 | Ashington, Somerset |
| 21/03/1950 | Mr Barraclough, Bristol Aeroplane Company TP; A. Bolton, radio officer; E.C. Brunt, engineer; F.C.T. Pullen, electrician | Bristol 170 Freighter G-AIHH | Cowbridge, Glamorgan |
| 13/04/1950 | Sqn Ldr C.W. Stark AFC | de Havilland Vampire F Mk 1 TG388 | Shamley Green, Surrey |
| 01/05/1950 | Sqn Ldr G.E.C. Genders AFC DFM | de Havilland D.H.108 TG283 | Hartley Wintney, Hampshire |
| 13/06/1950 | Sdn Ldr H.A. Marsh AFC, Cierva CTP; Sqn Ldr F.J. Cable AFC, AFEE Beaulieu CTP (rotary wing); Mr H.J. Unsworth, Cierva FTO | Cierva Air Horse VZ724 | West End, Hampshire |
| 18/09/1950 | Lt W.N. Plews RN; Flt Lt R.F. Smail, flight engineer | Avro Lincoln B Mk 3 RF534 | Winchester, Hampshire |
| 09/10/1950 | Flt Lt E.B. Churchill, Air Torpedo Development Unit TP | Fairey Swordfish Mk 3 NR933 | Woolf Rock, off Lands End, Cornwall |
| 21/12/1950 | Flt Lt D.J.M. Macdonald, TFU Defford | Glostser Meteor F Mk 4 VT342 | Bransford House Farm, Worcester |
| 05/02/1951 | Sqn Ldr P.G. Robarts, Supermarine PTP | Supermarine Attacker F Mk 1 WA477 | Marlborough, Wiltshire |
| 02/04/1951 | Sqn Ldr T.S. Wade DFC AFC, Hawker CTP | Hawker P.1081 VX279 | Ringmer, Sussex |
| 08/06/1951 | Lt-Cdr (E) D.K. Hanson | Westland Wyvern TF Mk 2 VW869 | Seven Barrows, Wiltshire |
| 13/06/1951 | R.H.B. Peach, Rolls-Royce TP | English Electric Canberra B Mk 1 VN850 | Bulwell Common, Notts |
| 27/06/1951 | Flying officer J.R. Corke, P, Armament & Instrument Experimental Unit; Sgt J.E.A. Walsh, navigator | Avro Athena T Mk 2 VR569 | Wilby, Suffolk |
| 12/07/1951 | Flt Lt R.B. Connell DFC | Hawker Sea Fury Mk X TF897 | Tangmere, Sussex |
| 26/08/1951 | Flt Lt D.J.P. Broomfield DFM, Handley Page TP | Handley Page H.P.88 VX330 | Stansted, Essex |
| 12/01/1952 | Sqn Ldr B.H.D. Foster DSO DFC and bar (co-pilot and RAF liaison officer) | Vickers Valiant (prototype) WB210 | Bramsgore near Christchurch, Hampshire |
| 05/02/1952 | Lt Cdr R.M. Orr Ewing, C Squadron A&AEE TP | Supermarine Attacker F Mk 1 WA485 | Leckford, Hampshire |
| 25/03/1952 | Mr T.B.D. Evans, English Electric TP | English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 WD991 | West of Preston, Lancashire |
| 30/04/1952 | Sqn Ldr R. Bradwell DFC, OC wireless and electrical flight RAE Farnborough TP; Flt Lt A. Millar DFC | English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 WD960 | Llandow, Glamorgan |
| 12/06/1952 | Flt Lt I.K. Johnston, D Squadron A&AEE P; Mr R.J. Whatley, photographer | North American Harvard T Mk 2B EX371 | Figheldean, Wiltshire |
| 02/07/1952 | Flt Lt G. Wood-Smith DFC, D Squadron A&AEE P; Mr D.E. Purse, photographer | Bristol Brigand B Mk I RH753 | Bemerton Heath, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| 19/08/1952 | Flt Lt L.H Wilkinson; Flt Lt M. Marcovitch RAAF | Vickers Valetta C Mk 1 VL266 | Lodge Farm, Odiham, Hampshire |
| 27/08/1952 | Lt A.E. Facer RN, Naval Aviation Flight RAE TP | de Havilland Sea Venom NF Mk 20 WK376 | Frimley Green, Hampshire |
| 06/09/1952 | John Derry DFC, de Havilland TP, Hatfield; Tony Richards, de Havilland FTO, Hatfield | de Havilland D.H.110 WG236 | Farnborough, Hampshire |
| 25/11/1952 | Sqn Ldr C.G. Clark DFC, A Squadron A&AEE TP | de Havilland Venom FB Mk 1 WE258 | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| 11/06/1953 | P.G. Lawrence, Gloster TP | Gloster Javelin WD808 | Flax Bourton, Somerset |
| 27/06/1953 | Sqn Ldr D.W. Colquhoun, A Squadron A&AEE TP | Hawker Sea Hawk F Mk 1 WF109 | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| 08/09/1953 | Flt Lt J.K. Hough AFC, RAE Farnborough TP | Bristol Sycamore Mk 1 VL963 | Crashed on aborted take-off |
| 26/09/1953 | Mr H.D. Shaw; Mr J. McCaig, Ferranti Flying Unit TPs | Hawker Sea Fury T Mk 20 VX283 | Tranent, East Lothian |
| 23/10/1953 | Flt Lt P.J. Clarke, P; Sqn Ldr W.A. Allison, navigator, TFU Defford | English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 WF892 | Sowton, Devon |
| 10/11/1953 | Sqn Ldr N.E.D. Lewis, A Squadron A&AEE TP | Supermarine Swift Mk 1 WJ965 | Breamore Down, Hampshire |
| 22/02/1954 | Mr K.B. Forbes, Fairey Aviation TP, Ringway | de Havilland Venom FB Mk 1 WK390 | Hanley Banks, Staffordshire |
| 25/02/1954 | Flt Lt K.W. Dalton-Golding DFC, Handley Page deputy CTP; Mr M.G. Goodridge, FTO | English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 WJ622 | Radlett, Hertfordshire |
| 04/03/1954 | Mr E. Beadle, Marshalls Cambridge TP | de Havilland Venom FB Mk 1 WK427 | Chelmsford, Essex |
| 31/03/1954 | Gp Cpt G.N. Hancock ETPS | Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 WH312 | Mytchett Green, Hampshire |
| 18/05/1954 | Mr E. Griffiths, Armstrong Siddeley Motors CTP | Westland Wyvern S Mk 4 VZ747 | Palton, Warwicks |
| 22/06/1954 | Sqn Ldr D.J. Murphy DFC, ETPS TP | Hawker Sea Fury T Mk 20 VX818 | Aldershot, Hampshire |
| 14/07/1954 | Sqn Ldr R.V. Ecclestone DFC AFC, Handley Page TP; Mr E.N.K. Bennett, FTO; Mr B. Heithersay, FTO; Mr A.B. Cook, FTO | Handley Page Victor B Mk 1 WB771 | Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
| 25/08/1954 | Mr P.D. Byrne, RAE Farnborough FTO | Fairey Gannet AS Mk 1 WN348 | Lost at sea |
| 21/10/1954 | Flt Lt R.J. Ross | Gloster Javelin FAW Mk 1 XA546 | Bristol Channel off Weston-super-Mare |
| 29/12/1954 | Flt Lt A.L.B. Faucett, Experimental Flying Department RAE TP | Kramme & Zeuthen KZ10 642 | Farnborough, Hampshire |
| 02/03/1955 | Flt Lt E.H. Edmonds (navigator TFU Defford); Flt Lt F.W.W. Seaman (signaller TFU Defford) | Handley Page Hastings C Mk 2 WD484 | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| 29/03/1955 | Mr R.L. Jones DSO, Rolls Royce TP; Mr I.D. Davies, FTO; Mr W. Orr, FTO; Mr M. Costello, FTO, all of Rolls Royce | Avro Lancastrian C Mk 2 VL970 | Hucknall, Notts |
| 05/07/1955 | Lt Cdr Tony A. Rickell, RN - A&AEE TP | Supermarine 525 VX138 | Idmiston, Wiltshire |
| 04/08/1955 | Lt G. Perks RN, National Aeronautical Establishment TP; Mr M.F. Burle, FTO | Sikorsky Dragonfly HR Mk 3 WG666 | Risley, Bedfordshire |
| 27/11/1955 | Sqn Ldr F.C. Cooke DFC, A&AEE Handling squadron TP; Flt Lt P. Hyden, navigator A&AEE Handling Squadron | English Electric Canberra B(I) Mk 8 | Sailisbury, Wiltshire |
| 30/04/1956 | Mr J.W. Lowman; Mr M. Booth; Miss G.M. Warman, all A&AEE FTOs | Westland Whirlwind HAR Mk 3 XJ395 | Lyndhurst, Hampshire |
| 07/05/1956 | Sqn Ldr M.R. Alston, B Squadron A&AEE P; Flt Lt V.D. Hall, navigator B Squadron A&AEE | English Electric Canberra B(I) Mk 8 WT328 | English Channel 3 miles south of Shoreham |
| 11/05/1956 | Sqn Ldr Kenneth Orman (RAE Experimental Flying Department RAE TP), Flt Lt K.E.A. Evans (Experimental Flying Department RAE navigator), Mr. Knight (Experimental Flying Department RAE FTO). | Vickers Valiant B Mk 1 WP202 | Southwick, Sussex |
| 24/08/1956 | Mr E.B. Smith, Gloster Aircraft TP | Gloster Javelin FAW Mk 4 XA644 | Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire |
| 28/09/1956 | Flt Lt L.A. Coe, Blind Landing Experimental Unit TP; Mr J. Birkle, BLEU FTO | English Electric Canberra T Mk 4 WE189 | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
| 07/12/1956 | Sqn Ldr J.B. Wales OBE DFC TD, Avro senior production TP; Mr G.A. Blake, Avro flight engineer; Mr C. O'Neill, Avro FTO; Mr R.A. Greenhalgh, Avro FTO | Avro Shackleton MR Mk 3 WR970 | Foolow (Eyam), Derby |
| 06/11/1957 | E. Statham, Bristol Aeroplane Company TP | Bristol Britannia 301 G-ANCA | Downend, Bristol |
| 28/11/1957 | Wg Cdr H.G.F. Larsen DFC, RAE Bedford TP | Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig XK426 | Hucknall, Notts |
| 09/12/1957 | Flt Lt W.A. Bell, P; Flt Lt K.C.F. Shelley, navigator | English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 WK129 | Carnedd Llywelyn, Caernarvonshire |
| 26/02/1958 | Flt Lt R.S. May. A Squadron A&AEE TP; Fg Off J.M.V. Coates, A Squadron A&AEE navigator | Gloster Javelin FAW Mk 7 XH714 | Kingston, Hampshire |
| 05/06/1958 | Sqn Ldr J.S. Booth DFC, Saunders-Roe CTP | Saunders-Roe SR.53 XD151 | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| 20/09/1958 | Mr K.R. Sturt; Mr J. Ford, both Rolls-Royce Hucknall TPs; Mr Howkins, Rolls-Royce Hucknall FTO; Flt Lt R.M. Parrot, navigator | Avro Vulcan B Mk 1 VX770 | Syerston, Notts |
| 09/10/1958 | Mr P.H. Durrant, English Electric FTO | English Electric Canberra PR Mk 9 XH129 | Liverpool Bay |
| 15/10/1958 | Sqn Ldr Ernest John 'Red' Roberts AFC, A Squadron A&AEE TP | Folland Gnat Mk 1 XK767 | Stapleford, Wiltshire |
| 20/10/1958 | Lt W.R Shackleton RN | Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 WD765 | Malshanger, Hampshire |
| 20/08/1959 | Sqn Ldr R.J. Morgan; Sqn Ldr G.B. Stockman, both B Squadron A&AEE TPs; Flt Lt L.N. Williams, navigator; Flt Lt R.J. Hannaford, radio op; Mr R. Williams, Handley Page FTO | Handley Page Victor B Mk 2 XH668 | Irish Sea (off St Brides Bay, Wales) |
| 12/10/1959 | Mr William Lewis Alford (NASA), Mr John G. Joyce (Blackburn FTO) | Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 1 XK490 | Lyndhurst, Hampshire |
| 19/10/1959 | Sqn Ldr N.G. Emslie, TP; Flt Lt V.A. Sawkins, flight engineer ETPS | Vickers Varsity T Mk 1 WF381 | Havant, Hampshire |