Westland Dreadnought crash, May 9, 1924, Yeovil-Westland...
Westland Dreadnought accident on May 9, 1924 near Yeovil-Westland Somerset, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Stall while climbing shortly...
- Date: May 9, 1924
- Aircraft: Westland Dreadnought
- Location: Yeovil-Westland Somerset, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Stall while climbing shortly after takeoff
Westland's one off Dreadnought mail monoplane stalled and crashed while climbing to about 100 feet on its first test flight at Yeovil. The pilot Arthur Keep was thrown from the aircraft and seriously injured, and the design was abandoned.