Narrative:
Crashed following an in-flight failure (loss) of a wing. It crashed and was consumed in the fire that followed.
Loss of control
» Le Farman «Goliath» / par Gérard Hartmann
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 14 May 1923 |
| Time: | 13:43 |
| Type: |  Farman F.60 Goliath |
| Operator: | Air Union (France) |
| Registration: | F-AEBY |
| MSN: | 15 |
| First flight: | 1922 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Monsures, Somme ( France)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
| London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom |
Crashed following an in-flight failure (loss) of a wing. It crashed and was consumed in the fire that followed.
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
Sources:
» Wikipedia - Farman F.60 Goliath» Le Farman «Goliath» / par Gérard Hartmann
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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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