12 May 1914

On May 12, 1914, Capt. Ernest V. Anderson and Air Mechanic Henry W. Carter of No. 5 Squadron, RFC were killed when their Sopwith Three-Seater collided with another of that type flown by Lt. C.W. Wilson. Wilson was injured and both aircraft were destroyed. The inquest believed Wilson's aircraft may have been obscured by the upper wing of Anderson's.