The Darley Brothers

Hi all

On the night of the 27th September, 1919, a Vickers Vimy Aeroplane, piloted by Captain Cecil Hill Darley, brother of Squadron Leader (then Flight Lieutenant) Darley, who was acting as Navigation Officer, made a forced landing by Lake Bracciano, some twenty miles north of Home, when on a night from England to Egypt. On the following morning, in taking off, the aeroplane failed to clear a telegraph pole, and crashed, immediately bursting into flames. Squadron Leader Darley was thrown clear, but at once rushed to the blazing wreckage and displayed very conspicuous bravery and devotion in persistent, but unavailing, attempts to rescue his brother, who was pinned in the pilot’s seat. His efforts to release his brother were only brought to an end by his collapse, he sustained such severe burns that he was a patient in hospital for over eighteen months.”

I am researching the Darley Brothers and would be grateful if anyone could give a more accurate position for this accident.

Many thanks