ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212326
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 June 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Woodcock Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J7728 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chisenbury Down, near RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II J7728, 3 Squadron, RAF Upavon: Written off (destroyed) 5/6/1928 in a mid air collision with another Hawker Woodcock Mk.II of 3 Squadron RAF (J8316) over Chisenbury Down, near Upavon, Wiltshire. The pilots of both aircraft were killed:
Flying Officer Philip Cranswick MC (aged 33) killed in Hawker Woodcock J8316
Flying Officer Douglas James Frederick McMillan (aged 25) killed in Hawker Woodcock J7728
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (July 5, 1928 page 581 - see link #3)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of a collision in the air at Upavon, between two Woodcock machines of No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, Upavon, on June 5, Flying-Officer Douglas James Frederick McMillan and Flying-Officer Philip Cranswick, M.C., the pilots and sole occupants of their respective aircraft were killed."
F/O Douglas McMillan was an enthusiastic skiier, and a trophy ("The Downhill Only Ski Cup" a.k.a. the McMillan Cup) was crated in his honour and memory. The following published source (see link #4 page 41-45) contains a biography of F/O McMillan, including more information about the crash that brought about his death:
"The MOD Air Historical Branch meanwhile confirmed that:
'On the 5th June 1928, F/O D.J.F McMillan was the pilot of Woodcock aircraft number J7728 of 3 Squadron which took off for air fighting practise against a Hawker Horsley aircraft. Unfortunately, a second Woodcock, J8316, piloted by F/O J. Cranswick, came up from below J7728 colliding with it. Sadly both pilots were killed in the resulting crash."
McMillan's death certificate states that the cause of death was a "fractured skull", rather than "multiple injuries". Both pilots were buried with full military honours at Upavon on 8.6.1928
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2, http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200633.html?search=Philip%20Cranswick
4. https://www.downhillonly.com/wp-content/uploads/Journal/2001.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2018 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Jun-2018 19:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 07:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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