UFO crashes at Aztec, New MexicoA flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact
Airship R38 built for the US Navy at Cardington and renamed ZR2. Completed in 1921. It crashed over the Humber in August 1921 while on a test flight with a mixed British and American crew. Date: 1921
Avro Lancaster G-AHJW formerly ED866Avro Lancaster, G-AHJW, formerly ED866, was used by Flight Refuelling until it crashed near Andover on 22 November 1948. Date: 1948
Sopwith Camel biplane in forced landing, France, WW1A British Sopwith Camel biplane after a forced landing in a field near Noyelles-sur-Escaut, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 8 October 1918
The final flight of R 101, she crashed the next day
Ufos / Roswell CrashAt the Foster Ranch, New Mexico, debris supposed to be from a crashed UFO is found, alien bodies allegedly retrieved from second site on the Plains of San Agostin
Peggy Prince received an M.B.E. after making two journeys out to sea in a canoe in order to rescue the crew of a crashed bomber, saving the wireless operators life. 1940
The Roswell IncidentAt the Foster Ranch in New Mexico, debris supposed to be from a crashed UFO is found, with alien bodies allegedly retrieved from a second site on the plains of San Agostin
WW1 - The King Stephen fishing boat and Zeppelin L19, 1916WW1 - The zeppelin L19 (also known as the LZ 54), was a World War I airship of the of the Imperial German Navy. After its first bomb raid in the UK, the L19 crashed in the North Sea
The 24 hour race at Le Mans, France for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup: a huge collision at night. From front to back: Bentley car no.1 with Leslie Callingham (1888-1960) thrown clear
Firefighters at work in London UndergroundFirefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975. The train had failed to stop at Moorgate station
Army airship crash at FarnboroughAn army airship, the Morning Star Lebaudy Dirigible, which crashed into Woodlands Cottage, the home of Captain and Lady Follett, at Farnborough, Hampshire, near the Farnborough to Farnham road
Beagle A. 61 Terrier G-ASAC Airways Aero Club RearsbyAuster converted a number of ex- Army aircraft which became the Auster 6B. When the company became part of Beagle Aircraft in 1960 it was renamed the Beagle A.61 Terrier
British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917
Crashed Me-110 fighter-bomber; Second World War, 1940Photograph showing a German Messerschmitt Me-110 fighter-bomber, which crash-landed near Hastings after being shot up by a British fighter, during the summer of 1940
Behind the Flying Saucers, book coverBEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS, a book by Frank Scully, and the first to claim that a flying saucer had crashed in the American desert
United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D
First German plane to fall on British soil, 1939Front cover of The Sphere with a photograph of the first German plane, a bomber, which crash-landed over the East Lothian hills in October 1939. Two of the crew were killed and one wounded
Crashed biplane with crew resting in the desert, IraqA crashed biplane in the desert with resting crew, somewhere in Iraq
Messerschmitt Bf-110Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-110 During WW2 Date: 1940s
Cessna 402A OY-AGN (msn 402A0057), parked in front of the Blackpool & Fylde Gliding Club on Blackpool-Squires Gate Airport in June 1970. (crashed 8 May 1982 as SE-FZK) Date: 1970
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. A replacement R.1 modified for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft, to replace XW666
WW2 - British RailwaysA photograph which shows the carnage of a crashed train in 1944, during WW2. Date: circa 1944
Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831HTransland Ag-2 N8830H and N8831H, 1st and 2nd prototypes. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co
Transland Ag-2 N8330H, the first prototype in flight. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co
Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody ArchiveEARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No
WW2, Hard WorkAn illustration which shows a little boy helping out with the war effort, by working in the garden at home, unfortunately, a large rock has crashed on his foot! Date: circa 1940s
Curtiss H75 C. 1A crashed Curtiss H75 C.1, being inspected by German forces. (The Curtiss H75 C.1, had the Curtiss designation Hawk 75A-1 and was roughly equivalent to the P-36A Mohawk)
Breguet Bre 270 A. 2A pair of crashed Breguet Bre 270 A.2 observation / reconnaissance aircraft, after capture by German forces. Date: 1940
Caricature illustration of Father Christmas, having crashed his plane and dropped his toys in a child's room, by G E Studdy. Captioned, Held over from our Christmas issue'
McDonnell Douglas F - A-18B Hornet 160784United States Marine Corps - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B-3-MC Hornet 160784 (msn b002/10), at the 1980 SBAC Farnborough Airshow on 31 August-7 September 1980
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 66-13525 - DD+233Luftwaffe / United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 66-13525 / DD+233 (msn 683D-7132), operating from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
Lockheed S-3A Viking 158864United States Navy (USN) - Lockheed S-3A Viking 158864 (MSN 394A-1012), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage from June 1978 to March 1984
McDonnell F-4N Phantom 153034United States Navy (USN) - McDonnell F-4N Phantom 153034 (MSN 1574), newly arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, being prepared for storage
Lockheed P-3A Orion 151359United States Navy (USN) - Lockheed P-3A-35-LO Orion 151359 (msn 185-5072), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal
General Dynamics F-16B Block 5 Fighting Falcon 79-0410United States Air Force (USAF) - General Dynamics F-16B Block 5 Fighting Falcon 79-0410 (msn 62-42), of the South Carolina Air National Guard
Rockwell B-1B Lancer 86-0114United States Air Force (USAF) - Rockwell B-1B Lancer 86-0114 Wolfhound (msn 74), of the 319th Bombardment Wing, at RAF Mildenhall, on 27 May 1989. (This aircraft crashed 30 mi N)
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom 7-0473Turk Hava Kuvvetleri - McDonnell Douglas F-4E-40-MC Phantom 7-0473 (msn 3636, ex 68-0473), of 7CU AHU, at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament international 1992, on 13 June 1992
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle 76- 0069United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell Douglas F-15A-16-MC Eagle 76- 0069 (msn 0256/A221, base code LA'), of the 426th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
Lockheed TR-1A 80-1068United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed TR-1A 80-1068 (Article 068), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show held between 5-12 September 1982
Convair F-106A Delta Dart 56-0453United States Air Force - Convair F-106A Delta Dart 56-0453 (msn 8-24-03), of the 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, NY circa 1982
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 83-1134United States Air Force - General Dynamics F-16C Block 25A Fighting Falcon 83-1134 (msn 5C-17), at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This aircraft crashed on the Barry M
McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266United States Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266 (msn 3798, base code RS'), of the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Boeing-Stearman N2S-1 N707TJ (msn 75-950, Model A75N1, ex Bunumber 3173), of the Utterly Butterly Wing-walking team. This aircraft crashed into the sea off Sandbanks on 4 September 2021
Victa Airtourer 100 ZK-CGQ (msn 71), at Ardmore, NZ. (Crashed at New Plymouth on 30 November 1969 and rebuilt by AESL as c-n A551, registered as ZK-DBD)_ Date: 1964
Hawker Siddeley HS. 125 Series 1 F-BKMFHawker Siddeley HS.125 Series 1 F-BKMF (msn 25007), of Air Affaires, at Le Bourget Airport for the Paris Air Show, on 20 June 1965
Cessna 500 Citation I VP-BGE (msn 500-0287). (This aircraft crashed into a house near Biggin Hill airport of 30 March 2008, after an in-flight emergency during take-off-climb) Date: circa 2000
Fletcher FU-24 ZK-BIO 6 (msn 42), of Robertson Air services Ltd, at Te Kuiti, NZ, on 1 December 1961. (Converted to FU-24-950M standard in November 1980 and crashed in June 1982). Date: 1961
