Hawker Hind mid air collision over Staplehurst Kent

[Trevor Matthews]

2 Hawker Hinds collided over Staplehurst Kent in the 1930's does anybody have any information on the aircraft involved?

Any information of help.

Many thanks in advance

Trevor

[Andy Saunders]

The only incident I have that may be related is the collision between K6648 and K4638 (21 Squadron) which is recorded "near Lympne" on 29 May 1937. Might be worth a local newspaper trawl for that date? Its a bit of a way from Lympne, though, but may be the one. If it was a pair of Hinds I can at the moment find no other contenders.

[sirstrifir]

Nice work--thank you for sharing-
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[paulmcmillan]

Kent Collisions

Two Furys of 1 Fighter Sqn (Tangmere) Collided on 26 May 1932 at Buckingham Park, Shoreham on Sea

P/O Neville Howard Jackson killed, F/O G.J.S. Chatterton bailed out (un-injured)


P/O Robert Vincent Rolph aged 20 died in Collision at Tangmere 28th Feb 1933 with P/O Colin Campbell McMullen (slight injuries landed ok) they were both with 43 Sqn (Tangmere) flying Fury's. Rolph crashed in a field about a mile from Halnaker