Stewart was then employed as a pilot by Imperial Airways , but his civilian career was tragically brief . On 24 December 1924 he took off from Croydon Airport , the sole crew of the de Havilland DH .34 '' G-EBBX '' , carrying seven passengers , and bound for Paris . After only a few minutes into the flight his aircraft was observed to be having difficulties , then crashed and burst in flames , killing Stewart and all on board
crashed and burst in flames
1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash
David Stewart (RAF officer)