John Burnett
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The following safety tips are excerpts from a Royal Flying Corps monthly safety report. The report was signed Colnel John-Culbertson, Royal FlyingCorps, and was dated 21 December 1917.
ACCIDENT BRIEFS
No. 1Brief No. 912 Squadron 3 December 1917
Aircraft type B.E. 2C No. XY 678,
Total solo - 4.20
Pilot Lt. J. Smyth-Worthington,
Solo in type - 1.10
The pilot of this flying machineattempted to maintain his altitude in a turn at 2,500 feet. This resultedin the aeroplane entering an unprecedented manoeuvre, entailing a considerable loss of height. Even with full power applied and the control column fully back, the pilot was unable to regain control. However, upon climbing from the cockpit onto the lower mainplane,
the pilot managed to correct the machines altitude, and by
skillful manipulation of the flying wires successfully side-slipped into a nearby meadow.
Remarks: Although, through inexperience, this pilot allowed his aeroplane to enter an unusual attitude, his resourcefulness in eventually landing without damage has earned him a unit citation.
R.F.C.Lundsford-Magnus is investigating the strange behaviour of this aircraft.
ACCIDENT BRIEFS
No. 1Brief No. 912 Squadron 3 December 1917
Aircraft type B.E. 2C No. XY 678,
Total solo - 4.20
Pilot Lt. J. Smyth-Worthington,
Solo in type - 1.10
The pilot of this flying machineattempted to maintain his altitude in a turn at 2,500 feet. This resultedin the aeroplane entering an unprecedented manoeuvre, entailing a considerable loss of height. Even with full power applied and the control column fully back, the pilot was unable to regain control. However, upon climbing from the cockpit onto the lower mainplane,
the pilot managed to correct the machines altitude, and by
skillful manipulation of the flying wires successfully side-slipped into a nearby meadow.
Remarks: Although, through inexperience, this pilot allowed his aeroplane to enter an unusual attitude, his resourcefulness in eventually landing without damage has earned him a unit citation.
R.F.C.Lundsford-Magnus is investigating the strange behaviour of this aircraft.
