Back Crash lors du meeting de Farnborough French ファーンボロー航空ショー墜落事故 Japanese Катастрофа на авиашоу Фарнборо (1952) Russian Катастрофа на авіашоу «Фарнборо» (1952) Ukrainian
 The DH.110 prototype, WG236 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 September 1952 |
| Summary | In-flight breakup due to structural failure |
| Site | Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, England 51°16′33″N 00°46′35″W / 51.27583°N 0.77639°W |
| Total fatalities | 31 |
| Total injuries | 60 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland DH.110 |
| Operator | de Havilland |
| Registration | WG236 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 29 |
| Ground injuries | 60 |
On 6 September 1952, a prototype de Havilland DH.110 jet fighter crashed during an aerial display at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England. The jet disintegrated mid-air during an aerobatic manoeuvre, causing the death of pilot John Derry and onboard flight test observer Anthony Richards. Debris from the aircraft fell onto a crowd of spectators, killing 29 people and injuring 60.[1][2]
The cause of the break-up was later determined to be structural failure due to a design flaw in the wing's leading edge. All DH.110s were initially grounded, but after modification to its design, the type entered service with the Royal Navy as the Sea Vixen.
Stricter safety procedures were subsequently enacted for UK air shows and there were no further spectator fatalities until the 2015 Shoreham Airshow crash in which 11 people died.[a][4]
- ^ Rivas, Brian; Bullen, Annie; Duke, Neville (forward) (1982). John Derry: The Story of Britain's First Supersonic Pilot. William Kimber. ISBN 0-7183-0099-8.
- ^ "On This Day – 1952: Dozens die in air show tragedy". BBC News. 6 September 1952. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "2/1978 Agusta Bell 206B, G-AVSN and DH82A Tiger Moth, G-ANDE, 15 May 1977". Air Accidents Investigation Branch. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Shoreham air crash death toll 'rises to 11'". BBC News. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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