kənvˈɪnst ðæt hɪz ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl wˈɜːk ɪn ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən wʊd ɪmpɹˈuːv ɪf hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈaɪlət, hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ flˈaɪɪŋ kˈoːɹs æt jˈuːpævən, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ˈɪnstəntli kˈɪld ˌɔn fˈaɪv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn wɛn hɪz ˈɛɹkɹæft biː tˈuː sˈiː fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn kəlˈaɪdᵻd ɪn mˈɪdˈɛɹ ˌoʊvɚ sˈɔːlsbɹi plˈeɪn wɪð biː tˈuː sˈiː fˈoːɹ θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, flˈoʊn baɪ tˈuː ˌɛltˈiː dʒˈɛfɹi plˈæɾɚɹəz lˈɔːsən ʒˈæk ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl flˈaɪɪŋ skˈuːl, hˌuː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɪld.
Convinced that his experimental work in aviation would improve if he became a pilot, he attended a flying course at Upavon, where he was instantly killed on 5 October 1916 when his aircraft BE2c 5389 collided in mid-air over Salisbury Plain with BE2c 4174, flown by 2Lt Geoffrey Plateras Lawson Jacques of the Central Flying School, who was also killed.