Narrative:
The "Clément Ader" crashed while attempting an emergency landing, due an engine fire, at Penhurst Airfield. The wreckage was consumed by fire.
Forced landing outside airport
accident date: 02-10-1926
type: Blériot 155
registration: F-AICQ
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1926 |
| Type: | Blériot 155 |
| Operator: | Air Union (France) |
| Registration: | F-AICQ |
| MSN: | 1 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Leigh, Kent ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
| London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom |
The "Clément Ader" crashed while attempting an emergency landing, due an engine fire, at Penhurst Airfield. The wreckage was consumed by fire.
Classification:
Engine fireForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» wikipedia.org: October 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 CrashPhotos
accident date: 02-10-1926
type: Blériot 155
registration: F-AICQ
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to London-Croydon Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to London-Croydon Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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