Aerodrome Issue Update After Pilot 'Seriously Injured' in Plane Crash
Essex Police said the sole occupant was taken to hospital with serious injuries, and no other injuries were reported.
- On Sunday, August 16, a pilot flying a Turbulent aircraft was seriously injured in a crash at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Maldon and was transported to a London hospital for treatment.
- Amid the active event, Essex Police asked the public to "avoid the area" to allow responders space to work at the scene during emergency response.
- The Turbulent Team showcased their classic D31 Turbulents, single-seater open-cockpit aircraft that first appeared in 1953, performing complex maneuvers including "flour-bombing, balloon-bursting and limbo-flying."
- Following the incident, Stow Maries confirmed via Facebook that the site remains closed to the public while reporting no other injuries were sustained at the aerodrome.
- The Vans RV-8, a high-performance two-seater kit-built aircraft capable of reaching 220mph, was also scheduled to demonstrate speed and agility above the WW1 aerodrome.
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Druine Turbulent pilot seriously injured at UK air show
A pilot was seriously injured when a single-seat Druine D.31 Turbulent was damaged during a display at the Stow Maries Air Show in Essex, United Kingdom, on August 16, 2026, halting the event and closing the site to the public. Pilot taken to London hospital Essex Police said officers were called shortly before 14:25 local time to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome at Purleigh, near Maldon. The force said the aircraft’s sole occupant was taken to…
Pilot Seriously Injured as Crash Halts Sold-Out Great War Airshow at Stow Maries
A pilot was taken to a London hospital with serious injuries after a Turbulent Team light aircraft was damaged during a low-level display at a sold-out airshow at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex, forcing organisers to halt the event and close the historic site to the public. Emergency services were called shortly before 2.25pm BST on Sunday. Essex Police said the pilot was the aircraft's sole occupant and that no other injuries had been…
Pilot 'seriously injured' following crash at First World War airshow event
The pilot of a light aircraft has been seriously injured in a crash at an event being held at the site of a First World War-era aerodrome.Essex Police said one person had been injured in the incident at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Maldon shortly before 2.25pm on Sunday.In a statement, the aerodrome said one of the aircraft involved in a display by the Turbulent team was damaged, the pilot was injured, and the air show was halted.It added …
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