10 June 1917 – Beaufoi
Much of the flying on the western front was curtailed today due to poor weather. The RFC lost another pilot at home as Captain Beaufoi John Warwick Montressor Moore MC from 1 Training Squadron RFC was killed in a flying accident today.
"Granny" had joined the RFC in 1914. Having been refused a commission on medical
grounds, but joined as a first-class air mechanic. Within a few months he received his commission and pilot's certificate, and shortly afterwards went to the Front.
He was at the front for around a year with 1 Squadron RFC flying Nieuports. He was awarded the Military Cross in June 1916. Early in 1917 he was posted to Gosport as an instructor with 1 Training Squadron RFC.
This morning, he took off in an Avro 504B B1399. In the rear seat was Captain Sydney Frank Heard who was under instruction. During the flight, Captain Moore turned around to give instruction to his pupil, whilst trying to make himself heard, the aeroplane lost height and was now flying at about 60 feet above the ground. The machine collided with a tall tree on Lee-on-Solent Golf Links.
Rescuers rushed from the airfield to the scene and the two occupants were taken from the wreckage, which had fallen to the foot of the tree. A Medical Officer who arrived on the scene just after the accident stated that on its fall, the machine was on fire and smashed, Captain Moore was lying beside it dead, but Captain Heard who was lying some distance away and was conscious. Captain Moore sustained terrible injuries, and died instantaneously. A verdict of accidental death was returned.
From: https://airwar19141918.wordpress.com/page/54/
10 June 1917 – Beaufoi
Much of the flying on the western front was curtailed today due to poor weather. The RFC lost another pilot at home as Captain Beaufoi John Warwick Montressor Moore MC from 1 Training Squadron RFC was killed in a flying accident today.
"Granny" had joined the RFC in 1914. Having been refused a commission on medical
grounds, but joined as a first-class air mechanic. Within a few months he received his commission and pilot's certificate, and shortly afterwards went to the Front.
He was at the front for around a year with 1 Squadron RFC flying Nieuports. He was awarded the Military Cross in June 1916. Early in 1917 he was posted to Gosport as an instructor with 1 Training Squadron RFC.
This morning, he took off in an Avro 504B B1399. In the rear seat was Captain Sydney Frank Heard who was under instruction. During the flight, Captain Moore turned around to give instruction to his pupil, whilst trying to make himself heard, the aeroplane lost height and was now flying at about 60 feet above the ground. The machine collided with a tall tree on Lee-on-Solent Golf Links.
Rescuers rushed from the airfield to the scene and the two occupants were taken from the wreckage, which had fallen to the foot of the tree. A Medical Officer who arrived on the scene just after the accident stated that on its fall, the machine was on fire and smashed, Captain Moore was lying beside it dead, but Captain Heard who was lying some distance away and was conscious. Captain Moore sustained terrible injuries, and died instantaneously. A verdict of accidental death was returned.
From: https://airwar19141918.wordpress.com/page/54/
Gravesite Details
Captain, Royal Flying Corps. Age: 32
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