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855:... at that time it was snowing and a gale was blowing. The plane seemed to have touched the treetops and then crashed." Parts of the plane were scattered over a 100 yd (91 m) radius. Two of the plane's engines lay at the foot of a large elm tree that had been damaged in two places by the crash. Seemingly according to the same police sergeant, as reported in the
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elm tree that took the brunt of the impact. This tree, of a diameter of two feet, was broken in two places. Below lay two of the motors. The scene was as if someone had made a large bonfire in the wood. There was hardly anything left of the machine, which was completely burned out. The occupants must have been killed on the spot.
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When I arrived there was nothing to be seen but a large heap of ashes. The occupants had been thrown clear when the machine crashed. A large elm tree had been broken by impact and under lay two of the four engines. It is believed the pilot may have been forced down by snow showers and that the plane
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The wreck might never have been found had it not been for the woodcutter. I found the remains in the middle of the wood after ploughing my way through tracks for about an hour. The pilot seems to have been forced down by snow showers which fell throughout the night. The plane apparently hit a large
776:) a small village west of Cologne" and several paragraphs later, "The plane had flown far beyond its destination and a long way out of its course when it crashed, possibly from a shortage of petrol." A third said the wreckage was "near a hunting lodge at Elstorfer Borge in the district of Burkheim (
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Some sources list Holmes' age as 43. Holmes had served with the Royal Flying Corps from 1917 to 1927, and then worked as a forest-fire patrol pilot and air surveyor in Canada and the United States before joining
Imperial Airways in 1932. He was a resident of Croydon and had a wife and child. His
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later that day on matters of national finance and was asked about the missing plane. He reported the loss of the plane and the crew and stated, "The cause of the accident is not yet determined. As far as we can ascertain there were rain and sleet moving eastward at the time over
Belgium, but not
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in continental Europe—were dispatched to search for the missing flight crew. A Nottingham newspaper stated that "several
Belgian military planes and all available machines of the Sabena air line went out early" to search. The Belgian planes searched the area between Hasselt and the
598:, the Shropshire landowner, who fell from a Cologne to Brussels airliner lay missing for four days in January." The Imperial plane "Ava" was piloted by Capt. L.A. Walters, "one of the Company's senior commanders" and carried other Imperial Airways officials. According to the
676:), some 42 km northwest of the airport." The BAAA lists the time of the accident as 23:20 and the flight type as "Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)." According to some contemporary reports, the wreckage was said to be found near a hunting lodge in a pinewood in
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and later became their
European manager. Imperial was an early British commercial long-range airline, operating from 1924 to 1939, and Wolley-Dod developed several of their commercial routes between London, South Africa, the Middle East, and India.
636:, the wreck was found roughly 20 mi (32 km) west of Cologne. According to the Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives, "Descending to Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Elsdorf (
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also stated that "two carts later today conveyed coffins" to the scene of the disaster, "several miles from
Bergheim" "in a hilly wood, about 30 mi (48 km) from ," and that "there was no eye-witness of the crash."
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until 1919. His younger brother
Douglas Wolley-Dod was killed in action in France in 1915. A third uncle, Frederic Hova Wolley-Dod, was also a soldier and naturalist; he died of illness overseas in 1919.
732:. Another newspaper stated that the wreckage was found near "Elstorfer Borge, Wurtemberg, in the hilly region on the borders of the Swabian Alps, far out of her course, and far beyond her destination
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816:), Wurtemburg. This is near the town of Memmingen." Lastly, one outlet claimed the "search was made more difficult by the nature of the countryside, which has numerous small pine-woods, deep
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In 1926, he helped develop
Imperial's commercial routes so that a route to Baghdad became available, and by 1931, a route to Delhi. He was one of two pilots who flew RFC senior commander
594:, they also "patrolled the line usually taken by airliners to Cologne. This part of the frontier is sparsely inhabited. It is recalled that it was near this area that the body of
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Captain George Barker Holmes who fell over Cologne 16th March 1937 age 44" and has a Royal Air Force winged crown with the motto
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Airways liner, registration G-ACVZ "Jupiter" with 25-year-old wireless operator Gwyn Evans Langman, and 44-year-old pilot George Barker Holmes. A regular non-stop
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Germany, with such an important member of Imperial Airways staff on board
223:, Warwickshire, and initially settled in Canada where he took up farming. He then joined the military and was first an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, the
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1088:"Francis Wolley-Dod, 1887, citing 1887, quarter 4, vol. 6B, p. 941, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England"
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that the cause of the crash was unknown. Why an important Imperial Airways manager was flying over Germany in 1937 remains unclear.
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2209:"Aircraft Photo of G-ACVZ | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express | Railway Air Services | AirHistory.net #393022"
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1905:"L.A. Walters, Pilot and Establishment Officer, Navigating Staff for Imperial Airways"
1458:. Vol. XXIX, no. 19. Temple Press. 4 November 1925. p. 547 – via
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1160:. 4 September 1937. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2088:"Wrecked Airliner, 3 Occupants Killed, Forced Down by Snow Shower?"
1509:. 10 January 1927. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
1223:"A Forgotten Cheshire Gardener Rev. Charles Wolley Dod 1826 - 1904"
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2142:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and sword aviation. p. 307.
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news service visited the crash site on the afternoon of 16 March.
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2010:"ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland DH.86 Express G-ACVZ Elsdorf"
1627:. 20 March 1937. p. 1 – via British Newspaper Archive.
1364:. 16 March 1937. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
1639:"Fatal accidents to British aircraft overseas 1930 - 2 Sep 1939"
1561:. Vol. 19, no. 23. London. 9 June 1927. p. 366.
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195:, was also a soldier and a noted botanist. His grandfather was
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1502:"By air to India. A Historic flight. Sir S. Hoare at Delhi"
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231:(RFC). He eventually served as a flying instructor for the
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On Monday, 15 March 1937, Wolley-Dod boarded a dual-pilot
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First planned civilian flight from England to India (1927)
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Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
1707:. Vol. 47, no. 14282. 16 March 1937. p. 1
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Heiress of the Wolley family - Old Matlock, Derbyshire
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1807:. Gloucestershire, England. 16 March 1937. p. 1
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1129:"Preferment for Cheshire Rector's Son"
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1329:. Harrison & sons. p. 411.
1586:. The History Press. p. 115.
1056:"Charles Francis Wolley-Dod, 1892"
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1740:"Imperial Airways Liner accident"
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2171:"Page - All Aviator Biographies"
1029:"Imperial Airways Liner Crashes"
463:Under-Secretary of State for Air
255:Imperial Airways DH.66 Hercules
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1401:"Douglas Wolley Dod 1915-09-25"
517:.) The plane was reported over
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1668:"Captain George Barker Holmes"
1362:Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
1012:. London: Putnam. p. 111.
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1244:"THE LATE REV. C. WOLLEY-DOD"
73:15 or 16 March 1937 (aged 44)
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2097:. 17 March 1937. p. 15
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1945:. 16 March 1937. p. 1
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1153:"Death of Mrs. Wolley-Dod"
117:Charles Francis Wolley-Dod
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