In memory of

Flying Officer Charles Henry Jones

Gloster Gamecock J7914, nearest the camera, written off in the accident which killed F/O Jones.

On 14th August 1929, Flying Officer Charles Henry Jones of No.23 squadron, RAF Kenley, was killed when his Gloster Gamecock Mk.I (J7914) stalled off a steep turn shortly after take-off from RAF Sutton Bridge.

According to an eyewitness report at the inquest into the death of the pilot:

The machine took off normally but seemed to turn too steeply and hit the ground with the engine full on. The machine, which had 200 rounds of ammunition on board, caught fire on impact.

Flying Officer Jones was 24 years old when he died.

Rest in peace Sir and thank you for your service.

Rank

Flying Officer

Date of death

14/08/1929

Age at death

Cause of death

Pre-WW2 - Killed in a Flying Accident

Notes

Charles Henry Jones may have been born in 1905 at Pencuik, Midlothian, Scotland. His parents may have been Charles Henry Jones (1864-1937) and Catherine Grierson.