Martinsyde Type A crash, Dec 9, 1919 (2 killed), Kerkyra...
Martinsyde Type A accident on December 9, 1919 near Kerkyra Ionian Islands, Greece with 2 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft came down in the sea after an...
- Date: December 9, 1919
- Aircraft: Martinsyde Type A
- Location: Kerkyra Ionian Islands, Greece
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft came down in the sea after an emergency landing attempt near Corfu.
Captain Cedric Howell and mechanic George Fraser were flying a Martinsyde A1 in the England to Australia air race when they came down in the sea near Corfu. Both men drowned, and only Howell's body was recovered.