RAF fatalities, 1924

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

02/10/1924 - F/O Colin BOUSFIELD - Bristol F2b J6606 - Ballast shifted, spun in from 300ft, Heliopolis.

Sadly another Bristol Fighter crash at Heliopolis (Cairo) on 2 October 1924 was fatal. The ballast, which had to be carried in the aircraft when it was flown solo, had not been properly restrained; it shifted and the resulting imbalance caused the aircraft to spin in from 300 feet, killing Fg Off Bousfield.

Colin Bousfield had originally joined the RFC as an observer in 1917, he was posted to 14 Sqn in January 1924 and was killed in a flying accident nine months later.

See:
Winged Crusaders:The Exploits of 14 Squadron RFC & RAF 1915-1945.
Napier,Michael.
Barnsley:Pen and Sword Aviation,2012.
pp.105, 122 & 296.

Col.

[paulmcmillan]

Re: RAF fatalities, 1924

GLEN, John McGowan, F/L, MC - died 17 July 1924

I was looking at this for Bill Chorley and should have same here first

Thanks to Malcolm B he was serving at 5 FTS when he Died in service (this was at RAF Shotwick in Wales actual location Bettws-y-coed, Conwy, Wales) a family notice in Aeroplane in 1924 says of heart failure -17 July 1924

On July 17 1924 suddenly , at Bettwsycoed , Wales , of heart failure , Fit . Lt. John McGowan Glen , M.C. , R.A.F. , only son of the late John Glen , Junior , of Glengowan , Calercruix ...

[paulmcmillan]

Re: RAF fatalities, 1924

Pilot Officer EDWARD HUMPHREY LANGFORD PELLEW died March 29th 1924[

He sustained injuries after his motor cycle collided with motor car on March 27th 1924 and then died on March 29th 1924 (2 days later) at Addenbrooks Hospital Cambridge of shock following an operation. He is buried in Warmwell (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.

[Andy Marden]

Re: RAF fatalities, 1924

02/10/1924 - F/O Colin BOUSFIELD - Bristol F2b J6606 - Ballast shifted, spun in from 300ft, Heliopolis.

Sadly another Bristol Fighter crash at Heliopolis (Cairo) on 2 October 1924 was fatal. The ballast, which had to be carried in the aircraft when it was flown solo, had not been properly restrained; it shifted and the resulting imbalance caused the aircraft to spin in from 300 feet, killing Fg Off Bousfield.

Colin Bousfield had originally joined the RFC as an observer in 1917, he was posted to 14 Sqn in January 1924 and was killed in a flying accident nine months later.

According to the Air-Britain Bristol Fighter book, J6606 was lost with 14 Sqn on 9 April 1923, with the same pilot being named. Given that Bousfield did not join 14 Sqn until January 1924, this would seem to be wrong.
Could another aircraft (and pilot) have been involved on 9 April 1923? One slight complication is that in the list of serials at the rear of the book, the unit is given as 4 FTS.

[paulmcmillan]

Re: RAF fatalities, 1924

Casualty Index on RAF Vault has 02/10/1924 F2b J6606 listed and also provided CoI (error of judgement) and Pilot F/O Colin BOUSFIELD