Crashed biplane – identification needed

Thanks gents, Lympne makes even more sense. The photo is part of Hubert Scott Paine’s collection and he would have been at Lympne around that date for the light aircraft trials with the Supermarine Sparrow

32 Sqn Pilot was Pilot Officer Basil Douglas John Broadway

3 aircraft from the Sqn had been entered in the RAF Race at Lympne for the Air League Challenge Cup on 1st Oct 1924. Three Sqns were in the race all equipped with Snipes (25 Sqn (Hawkridge), 32 Sqn (Kenley) and 56 Sqn (Biggin Hill))

The Times for 2nd Oct 1924 has the following report of the accident

“The Leader of 32 Sqn (Kenley) apparently brought the flight in to land to far up the aerodrome, saw rough ground and opened up to rise and clear the telegraph wires. Two of the three were successful, but Pilot Officer B.D.J. Broadway found he could not get enough height and faced with the alternative of crashing into the road and some houses across the road or with luck being able to turn at right-angles back to the aerodrome, look the latter course. Unfortunately, he had to turn so steeply that his port wing hit the ground and crumpled up the machine, apparently spinning around, breaking half the telegraph wires and carrying away ten yards or more of the aerodrome fence and its undercarriage. By some miracle t came to rest right-side up and as the Red Cross ambulance dashed to the spot, the pilot was seen calmly walking across the aerodrome. A reserve machine was available Pilot-Officer Broadway quietly got in and flew the race as if nothing had happened.”

32 Sqn actually were first back in the race (then 56 Sqn) and finally 25 Sqn but 25 Sqn won as the first two failed to identify one of the race targets correctly

It’s Snipe E6629 of 32 Sqn. Collided with telegraph wires Lympe 1/10/24 after engine failure in formation takeoff (from Lympe). Note NF roundels. E7629 did not survive into the postwar RAF (not listed).

John

And those are definitely 32 Sqn markings.

FC

It’s Snipe E6629 of 32 Sqn. Collided with telegraph wires Lympe 1/10/24 after engine failure in formation takeoff (from Lympe). Note NF roundels. E7629 did not survive into the postwar RAF (not listed).

John

Thanks everyone. Yes Snipe and Brooklands makes sense.
The reg is E ?629 and Snipes range from E6137 to E6686.

…and E7337 to E7836

Thanks everyone. Yes Snipe and Brooklands makes sense.
The reg is E ?629 and Snipes range from E6137 to E6686.

A bit hard to read, but could the serial be E629? If it is, it should narrow things down a bit.

E629 Airco D.H.9 looks different

Wieesso has it as far as I´m concerned! 😎

Good show and Brooklands

Sopwiths were at Brooklands so I think that ties it up nicely

A bit hard to read, but could the serial be E629? If it is, it should narrow things down a bit.

Looks like a Sopwith Snipe.

Dave

Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe E6629 or E7629

Looks like a Sopwith Snipe.

Dave

the BP Motor spirit signs Brooklands ?

that looks like the start finish straight at Brooklands, Hawkers were rigging and test flying it looks like a Hawker Woodcock ?