Narrative:
A Junkers G.24bi passenger plane, named "Oberschlesien", crashed into trees on a hill at Marden Park, Surrey and caught fire.
The flight was returning to Croydon in thick fog at the time of the accident.
» List of passengers and crew on board D-903
accident date: 06-11-1929
type: Junkers G.24bi
registration: D-903
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 November 1929 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Junkers G.24bi |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-903 |
| MSN: | 911 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) NNE of Godstone, Surrey ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
A Junkers G.24bi passenger plane, named "Oberschlesien", crashed into trees on a hill at Marden Park, Surrey and caught fire.
The flight was returning to Croydon in thick fog at the time of the accident.
Sources:
» Flight 15 Nov 1929» List of passengers and crew on board D-903
Photos
accident date: 06-11-1929
type: Junkers G.24bi
registration: D-903
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 London-Croydon Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport as the crow flies is 349 km (218 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from London-Croydon Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport as the crow flies is 349 km (218 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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