ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221122
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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1917 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 |
| Owner/operator: | 28 (Reserve) Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A3454 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RFC Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire |
| RFC Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
23.3.17: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A3454, 28 (Reserve) Squadron, RFC Castle Bromwich. Written off (destroyed) when nose dived and crashed, RFC Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire. Pilot - 2nd Lt William Moorwood Staniforth (on attachment from Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own)) - was killed. According to the aircraft accident record card for R.E.8 A3454:
"Court of Inquiry 87/7954
30/3/17
Flying accident. Machine nose dived. Error of judgement on the part of the pilot. The Court of Inquiry was of the opinion that the accident was caused by the pilot misjudging his height and in doing so causing the machine to crash. The opinion of the court is as stated"
According to a contemporary newspaper report (Coventry Standard 30th March 1917):
"FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN AVIATOR
An inquest was held in Warwickshire, on Monday, concerning the death, whilst flying, of Sec.-Lieut. Wm. Moorwood Staniforth. The deceased was a married man, and was a competent aviator as well as being skilled in the mechanical part of the machine. He had been flying a straight course, and when turning the machine made a spinning nose dive to the ground. On reaching the ground the petrol tank burst, and a fire broke out. The man died twenty minutes after the accident, the doctor stating that death was due to shock and burns. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental death,” and made certain recommendations to the authorities with a view to the avoidance of similar accidents.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1917.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2751089/staniforth,-william-moorwood/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/staniforth-w.m.-william-moorwood
4. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1917.htm
5. http://www.hellfirecorner.co.uk/castlebrom.htm
6. http://buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/php_scripts/bksidget.php?id=4999
7. https://solihulllife.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/23rd-mar-1917/
8. https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/265975-2nd-lt-william-moorwood-staniforth/
9. http://www.staniforthfamily.com/WilliamMoorwoodStaniforth.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2019 18:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jan-2019 16:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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