Simmonds Spartan crash, Jul 28, 1929 (1 killed), Hanworth...
Simmonds Spartan accident on July 28, 1929 near Hanworth London Metropolis, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control during low...
- Date: July 28, 1929
- Aircraft: Simmonds Spartan
- Location: Hanworth London Metropolis, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control during low aerobatics, with the aircraft spinning into trees
Flying Officer Jack Harley Caulfield, newly engaged by National Flying Services, was flying low aerobatics at Hanworth on 28 July 1929 when the Simmonds Spartan G-AAMC spun into trees and caught fire. He died of his injuries two days later in hospital.