ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152250
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 1919 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airco DH.10 Amiens |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AAP RAF |
| Registration: | E5557 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hendon, Middlesex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hendon, Middlesex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off when crashed 18.07.19. When turning at a height of 150 feet, the DH.10 dived into the ground. The accident was ascribed to an error of judgment on the part of the pilot, Captain Richard Claude Cain, DFC. Per the contemporary report in Flight:
"Triple Fatality at Hendon
On July 18 Lieut. R. C. Cain, D.F.C., Corpl. J. Gammie, 1st Aircraftsman H. T. Griffiths, were killed at Hendon. They had started off on a D.H.10, and when the machine was turning, at a height of 150 ft., it dived to the earth. The accident was ascribed to an error of judgment on the part of the pilot, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death.""
The aircraft concerned was E5557 from No.2 Aircraft Acceptance Park, Hendon. According to the Casualty Card all three crew were killed. There were only four deaths recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for that day, the only one named Griffiths was Thomas Harold (serial number 89597) aged 22 from Erdington, Birmingham. There is a John Alexander Gammie, a Corporal, aged 20 (serial number 62148) whose unit was listed as 2 Anti-Aircraft (sic) Park, Hendon. The third crew member was Richard Claude Cain, DFC. The remarks column notes "Machine crashed and caught on fire occupants were burnt to death".
Although the contemporary reports ascribe Cain the rank of Lieutenant, the CWGC report gives him the rank of acting Captain
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1919/1919%20-%201051.PDF
2. http://rcafassociation.ca/awards.php?search=1&keyword=&page=17&mem=&type=flyingww1
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airco_DH.10
4. https://www.crossandcockade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=969&title=lt-richard-claude-cain-kifa-18-07-19
5. http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/images/archive/PC74-41-1093LG.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2013 13:20 | harro | Added |
| 16-Dec-2013 01:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2013 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2014 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 17-Oct-2019 02:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 12:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2021 20:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Mar-2021 20:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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