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Background imageCrashed Collection: UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico

UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico
A 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Peggy Prince

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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Avro Lancaster G-AHJW formerly ED866

Avro Lancaster G-AHJW formerly ED866
Avro Lancaster, G-AHJW, formerly ED866, was used by Flight Refuelling until it crashed near Andover on 22 November 1948. Date: 1948

Background imageCrashed Collection: Airship R38 built for the US Navy at Cardington

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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Sopwith Camel biplane in forced landing, France, WW1

Sopwith Camel biplane in forced landing, France, WW1
A 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: The final flight of R 101, she crashed the next day

The final flight of R 101, she crashed the next day

Background imageCrashed Collection: Ufos / Roswell Crash

Ufos / Roswell Crash
At 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: The 24 hour race at Le Mans, France for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup

The 24 hour race at Le Mans, France for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup: a huge collision at night

Background imageCrashed Collection: The Roswell Incident

The Roswell Incident
At 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: WW1 - The King Stephen fishing boat and Zeppelin L19, 1916

WW1 - The King Stephen fishing boat and Zeppelin L19, 1916
WW1 - 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Firefighters at work in London Underground

Firefighters at work in London Underground
Firefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975

Background imageCrashed Collection: United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973

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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Beagle A. 61 Terrier 2 G-ASAC

Beagle A. 61 Terrier 2 G-ASAC
Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 G-ASAC (msn B.606, ex WE587), of the Airways Aero Club. Auster converted a number of ex- Army aircraft which became the Auster 6B

Background imageCrashed Collection: Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beach

Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beach
An elderly couple sit in the shelter of a wooden groyne on a beach near Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, and snooze soundly. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageCrashed Collection: Beagle A. 61 Terrier G-ASAC Airways Aero Club Rearsby

Beagle A. 61 Terrier G-ASAC Airways Aero Club Rearsby
Auster 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: First German plane to fall on British soil, 1939

First German plane to fall on British soil, 1939
Front 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1

British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1
A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917

Background imageCrashed Collection: Crashed biplane with crew resting in the desert, Iraq

Crashed biplane with crew resting in the desert, Iraq
A crashed biplane in the desert with resting crew, somewhere in Iraq

Background imageCrashed Collection: Army airship crash at Farnborough

Army airship crash at Farnborough
An 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Crashed Me-110 fighter-bomber; Second World War, 1940

Crashed Me-110 fighter-bomber; Second World War, 1940
Photograph 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Behind the Flying Saucers, book cover

Behind the Flying Saucers, book cover
BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS, a book by Frank Scully, and the first to claim that a flying saucer had crashed in the American desert

Background imageCrashed Collection: Larsen Special LN-11

Larsen Special LN-11. Carl Larsen designed and built the all-metal single-seat Special in spare time

Background imageCrashed Collection: Queen Mary Reservoir plane crash, 1937

Queen Mary Reservoir plane crash, 1937
The wreckage of an airplane belonging to the Midland Bank Flying Club, which crashed into Queen Mary reservoir, near Staines, Middlesex in 1937

Background imageCrashed Collection: Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX

Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX Ay Jijos ! of PEMEX Built as Martin B-26C-20-MO Marauder 41-35071 for the United States Army Air Force, 35071 was modified to AT-23B and later redesignated TB-26C

Background imageCrashed Collection: Messerschmitt Bf-110

Messerschmitt Bf-110
Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-110 During WW2 Date: 1940s

Background imageCrashed Collection: McDonnell RF-4C Phantom 64-1073

McDonnell RF-4C Phantom 64-1073
United States Air Force - McDonnell RF-4C-23-MC Phantom 64-1073 (msn 1116, base code AR ), of the 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, from RAF Alconbury

Background imageCrashed Collection: Piper PA-23 Apache G-ASHC

Piper PA-23 Apache G-ASHC
Piper PA-23-160 Apache G-ASHC Crashed 21 March 1964 at Melling, near Aintree village, on Grand National Day, killing all five persons on board (pilot and four passengers)

Background imageCrashed Collection: Boeing F4B-4 special NX9846

Boeing F4B-4 special NX9846 (ex A9241 / NC-14). The second of two US Marine Corps F4B-4s stripped of military equipment for the Bureau of Commerce, (later Fa), in 1940 and registered NC-14

Background imageCrashed Collection: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina N610FF

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina N610FF
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A) N610FF (msn CV-399) of Barringer Research Limited, based in Toronto, Canada

Background imageCrashed Collection: Boeing B707 F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean

Boeing B707 F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean
Boeing B707-328B F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean (msn 18459, line no.335), of Air France

Background imageCrashed Collection: Texas Ag-1 N222

Texas Ag-1 N222. The first of the specialised agricultural aircraft, designed and built at Texas A&M College Aircraft Research Center by Fred Weick

Background imageCrashed Collection: Martin XB-51 46-0685

Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948

Background imageCrashed Collection: United States Navy - Douglas A3D-2P Skywarrior 144847

United States Navy - Douglas A3D-2P Skywarrior 144847 (msn 12093, unit code PP, call-sign 933 ), of VCP-63 144847, while flying with VAP-61, was hit by aA over Quang Binh Province

Background imageCrashed Collection: Boeing 727-64 XA-SEJ

Boeing 727-64 XA-SEJ Azteca de Oro (msn 19255, line no. 331) of Mexicana

Background imageCrashed Collection: United States Navy Blue Angels - Grumman F11F-1 Tiger 141738

United States Navy Blue Angels - Grumman F11F-1 Tiger 141738, BLUE ANGELS number 6 at Burlington, Iowa. 1958: VF-156 with unit code NH, call-sign 105. 1965: Flew with the Blue Angels

Background imageCrashed Collection: Boeing F4B-4 NR9846

Boeing F4B-4 NR9846 (ex A9241 / NC-14). The second of two US Marine Corps F4B-4s stripped of military equipment for the Bureau of Commerce (later Fa), in 1940 and registered NC-14

Background imageCrashed Collection: Dornier Do 32E ultra-light helicopter D-HOPS

Dornier Do 32E ultra-light helicopter D-HOPS
the Dornier Do 32E was a simple, collapsible one-man helicopter from Germany powered by a BMW 6012L gas turbine, driving a compressor which supplied compressed air to the rotor tip jets

Background imageCrashed Collection: The wreckage of the crashed British Airship R101

The wreckage of the crashed British Airship R101 near Beauvais, France - whilst on a flight to India Date: 1930

Background imageCrashed Collection: Hawker Sea Fury

Hawker Sea Fury Landing Accident / Crash Sequence Onto Aircraft-Carrier Hms Glory (R62) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Faa During Korean War Date: 1952

Background imageCrashed Collection: Comic postcard, Two men discuss car crash Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men discuss car crash Date: 20th century

Background imageCrashed Collection: British plane crash with dead pilot, WW1

British plane crash with dead pilot, WW1
A crashed British plane with the dead pilot lying on the ground during the First World War. German soldiers gather round to examine the wreckage. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCrashed Collection: Handley Page Dart-Herald G-AODF

Handley Page Dart-Herald G-AODF
Handley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODF (msn 148), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show in September 1959

Background imageCrashed Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS.748-225 G-AMTI

Hawker Siddeley HS.748-225 G-AMTI (msn 1592), of Skyways Coach-Air. Leased as a replacement for G-ARMV which had crashed at Lympne. Date: 1968

Background imageCrashed Collection: Grumman XF3F-1 9727

Grumman XF3F-1 9727
United States Navy - Grumman XF3F-1 9727 (msn 257, Model G-11), at NAS Anacostia. ( this is the third XF3F-1 given this msn & BuNo. Two previous ones crashed before delivery). Date: 1935

Background imageCrashed Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter FAP313

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter FAP313
Fuerza Aerea del Peru - de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter       FAP313 (msn 323), at Toronto-Island, ON

Background imageCrashed Collection: Supermarine Type 541 Swift WJ965

Supermarine Type 541 Swift WJ965
Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment - Supermarine Type 541 Swift WJ965 (msn 2), the second prototype Swift on a test flight from South Marston before delivery to the A&AEE

Background imageCrashed Collection: Cessna T-37B 68-8038

Cessna T-37B 68-8038
United States Air Force - Cessna T-37B 68-8038 (MSN 41143), crashed Dec 12, 1996. Date: circa 1995

Background imageCrashed Collection: Cessna T-37B 68-8038

Cessna T-37B 68-8038
United States Air Force - Cessna T-37B 68-8038 (MSN 41143), crashed Dec 12, 1996. Date: circa 1995

Background imageCrashed Collection: Lockheed P-2H Neptune N918AP

Lockheed P-2H Neptune N918AP (msn 726-7186, ex 145918), of Neptune, Inc, .Crashed near Missoula, Montana Jul 29, 1994. Date: 1993

Background imageCrashed Collection: Fairey Firefly AS Mk.5 WB271

Fairey Firefly AS Mk.5 WB271
Royal Navy Historic Flight - Fairey Firefly AS.5 WB271 - seen at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (WB271 tragically crashed with two fatalities at a Duxford airshow on 12 July 2003) Date: circa 1995

Background imageCrashed Collection: Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer N7620C

Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer N7620C (ex 66260), of Hawkins and Powers, crashed near the Lyons Park Gulch trailhead, about 200 yards north of Highway 36

Background imageCrashed Collection: Lockheed EP-3E Aries II 156511 - PR-32

Lockheed EP-3E Aries II 156511 - PR-32
United States Navy - EP-3E Aries II 156511 / PR-32 (MSN 285A_5505)

Background imageCrashed Collection: Tupolev Tu-154M 102

Tupolev Tu-154M 102
Polish Air Force - Tupolev Tu-154M 102 (msn 90A862), of the Polish Air Force Presidential Flight

Background imageCrashed Collection: Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican 1483

Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican 1483
United States Coast Guard - Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican 1483 Elizabeth City (msn 65.660)

Background imageCrashed Collection: General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 84-1389

General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 84-1389
United States Air Force (USAF) - General Dynamics F-16C Block 25F Fighting Falcon 84-1389 (MSN 5C-171), of the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Background imageCrashed Collection: General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 84-1389

General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 84-1389
United States Air Force (USAF) - General Dynamics F-16C Block 25F Fighting Falcon 84-1389 (MSN 5C-171), of the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Background imageCrashed Collection: Lockheed C-130E Hercules 61-2373

Lockheed C-130E Hercules 61-2373
United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed C-130E-LM Hercules 61-2373 (msn 382-3720) (Crashed during training landing at Greenville, Mississippi 8 June 1988. All 6 onboard killed). Date: circa 1980

Background imageCrashed Collection: General Dynamics F-111E 68-0052

General Dynamics F-111E 68-0052
United States Air Force (USAF) - General Dynamics F-111E 68-0052 (msn Ai-221, base code UH'). of the 55rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 20h Tactical Fighter Wing, at RAF Upper Heyford

Background imageCrashed Collection: McDonnell RF-4C Phantom marked as 63-0411

McDonnell RF-4C Phantom marked as 63-0411
United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell RF-4C Phantom marked as 63-0411, on display at Luke Air Force Base (63-0411 crashed on 25 Apr 1967, killing both crew). Date: circa 1990

Background imageCrashed Collection: Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican 1483

Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican 1483
United States Coast Guard - Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican 1483 (msn 65.660)

Background imageCrashed Collection: Nord N.3202 F-BFHA

Nord N.3202 F-BFHA
Nord N.3202 Master F-BFHA (msn 16), of aerobatic display pilot Leon Biancotto, at an air display ca1959. Biancotto's N.3202 F-BFHA, crashed during an airshow in Bratislava on 22 August 1960

Background imageCrashed Collection: British Aerospace HS.125-600B G-BCUX

British Aerospace HS.125-600B G-BCUX (msn 256043), of British Aerospace. (This aircraft crashed at Dunsfold on 20 November 1975 after a birdstrike, killing 6 people in a car). Date: 1975

Background imageCrashed Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B G-AVGW

Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B G-AVGW (msn 25120), owned by The Beecham Group and operated by Autair International, at London Heathrow Airport

Background imageCrashed Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B G-AVGW

Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B G-AVGW (msn 25120), owned by The Beecham Group and operated by Autair International, at London Gatwick Airport

Background imageCrashed Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B G-AVGW

Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B G-AVGW (msn 25120), owned by The Beecham Group and operated by Autair International, at London Heathrow Airport

Background imageCrashed Collection: Hawker Siddeley Harrier Mk.50 G-VTOL

Hawker Siddeley Harrier Mk.50 G-VTOL (msn B3-41H-735795), of Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd. at the Paris Air show in May-June 1973, with airshow serial 293'

Background imageCrashed Collection: Breguet Br 1150 Atlantic number 43

Breguet Br 1150 Atlantic number 43
Aeronavale - Breguet Br 1150 Atlantic number 43'. at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show held between 16-22 September 1968

Background imageCrashed Collection: General Dynamics FB-111A 68-0266

General Dynamics FB-111A 68-0266
United States Air Force - General Dynamics FB-111A 68-0266 (msn B1-38), of the 380th Bombardment Wing, visiting RAF Marham for a bombing competition

Background imageCrashed Collection: Royal Netherlands Air Force - Northrop NF-5B K-3010

Royal Netherlands Air Force - Northrop NF-5B K-3010
Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Klu)) - Northrop NF-5A K-3010 (msn 3010) of 316 Squadron

Background imageCrashed Collection: Northrop F-20A Tigershark N3986B

Northrop F-20A Tigershark N3986B - 82-0063 (msn GI.1001), at the 1984 SBAC Farnborough Air Show, held from 2-9 September

Background imageCrashed Collection: Lockheed C-130B Hercules 58-0732

Lockheed C-130B Hercules 58-0732
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130B-LM Hercules 58-0732 (msn 282-3527) of the 313th Troop Carrier Wing, at Forbes Air Force Base near Topeka in Kansas, on 1 October 1967

Background imageCrashed Collection: Cessna U206 Super Skywagon G-BDGL

Cessna U206 Super Skywagon G-BDGL (msn U206-0356), of Wren Aviation, on the scrap dump at Southend Airport, in October 1977

Background imageCrashed Collection: McDonnell F-101F-91-MC Voodoo 57-0317

McDonnell F-101F-91-MC Voodoo 57-0317
United States Air Force - McDonnell F-101F-91-MC Voodoo 57-0317 (msn 495), dual-control trainer version of F-101B, of the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing

Background imageCrashed Collection: English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972

English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972 (msn SH1697), of No. 98 Squadron, at RAF Watton

Background imageCrashed Collection: Partenavia P-68B VH-PNW

Partenavia P-68B VH-PNW (msn 65B), of Speedair Pty Ltd, which crashed on 10 July 1978, killing 6 people on the ground, the three occupants surviving with serious injuries. Date: circa 1977

Background imageCrashed Collection: Cessna 402A OY-AGN

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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Background imageCrashed Collection: WW2 - British Railways

WW2 - British Railways
A photograph which shows the carnage of a crashed train in 1944, during WW2. Date: circa 1944

Background imageCrashed Collection: Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831H

Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831H
Transland Ag-2 N8830H and N8831H, 1st and 2nd prototypes

Background imageCrashed Collection: Transland Ag-2 N8330H

Transland Ag-2 N8330H, the first prototype in flight

Background imageCrashed Collection: Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive

Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: WW2, Hard Work

WW2, Hard Work
An 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

Background imageCrashed Collection: Curtiss H75 C. 1

Curtiss H75 C. 1
A crashed Curtiss H75 C.1, being inspected by German forces

Background imageCrashed Collection: Breguet Bre 270 A. 2

Breguet Bre 270 A. 2
A pair of crashed Breguet Bre 270 A.2 observation / reconnaissance aircraft, after capture by German forces. Date: 1940



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