Sopwith Pup C420 in the Doncaster area.
At 11.00hrs on Wednesday, 11th September 1918 two aeroplanes of No.47 Training Depot Station, based at Doncaster aerodrome collided in mid air over the general Doncaster area while flying at around 2,000 feet. Both aeroplanes crashed. The pilot of Sopwith Pup C420 was killed while the pilot of Avro 504 D5862 sustained injuries. An investigation blamed Lt Savage for the collision. Where the aeroplanes crashed is unclear.
Pilot - 2Lt Harry Lombard Savage USAAS / RAF, aged 20. Buried Doncaster (Hyde Park) Cemetery, Yorkshire (MX.397).
Harry Savage was born on 3rd September 1898. While from Bangor, Maine, USA he undertook flying training in Canada. He was probably one of the USA Air Service recruits that made it through to pilot training in North America prior to being posted to the UK. His commission is listed as being granted on 1st April 1918, which was also the first day the RAF was in existance. He was posted to Doncaster to train in August 1918.