Charles Lindsey Campbell

Charles Lindsey Campbell

1912 August 03rd. Died. 'A shocking aviation fatality occurred near Brooklands this morning. Lindsay Campbell left Brookkeds, shortly before six o'clock, on a 50 horse power monoplane. After passing round the aerodrome, he was noticed to be flying unsteadily, and fellow aeronauts followed in motor car. Campbell's machine, however, was seen to drop at Byfleet, a short distance from the aerodrome. The aviator sustained fearful injuries, resulting in immediate death, and the monoplane was smashed. The flight had lasted less than 2o minutes. Campbell, who was flying a Bristol monoplane was well known in aviation circles. He secured his certificate at Salisbury Plain Flying School, and had given exhibition flights at Hendon. Lindsay Campbell, the deceased aviator, was attached to the Bristol School. He ascended in the monoplane at 5.40 this morning. and made a circuit of the course, covering three and half miles in about eight minutes. He was flying at good height, and, when turning the corner, had a side slip and continued to fall. The machine failed to right itself and came down, nose foremost, in a field at Byfleet. Other members the school hurried to the spot where they found Campbell dead, with terrible injuries.'

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