Détails:
The DH.86 Express departed Croydon on a passenger and mail flight to Cologne, Germany. Departure was delayed from 19:00 hours to 21:30 because the pilot had to wait for the weather forecast.
Last contact was near Hasselt, Belgium at 23:18 hours. The wreckage was later found to have crashed in the woods near Elsdorf, Germany. The victims' watches had stopped at 00.24. Two of the engines lay at the foot of a large elm tree that had been broken in two places by the impact.
» De Havilland full production list
» Commons Sitting of 16 March 1937 Series 5 Vol. 321
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | mardi 16 mars 1937 |
| Heure: | 00:24 |
| Type/Sous-type: | de Havilland DH.86 Express |
| Compagnie: | Imperial Airways |
| Immatriculation: | G-ACVZ |
| Numéro de série: | 2303 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Elsdorf ( Allemagne)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), Royaume Uni |
| Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield, Allemagne |
The DH.86 Express departed Croydon on a passenger and mail flight to Cologne, Germany. Departure was delayed from 19:00 hours to 21:30 because the pilot had to wait for the weather forecast.
Last contact was near Hasselt, Belgium at 23:18 hours. The wreckage was later found to have crashed in the woods near Elsdorf, Germany. The victims' watches had stopped at 00.24. Two of the engines lay at the foot of a large elm tree that had been broken in two places by the impact.
Sources:
» The Times 17 March 1937» De Havilland full production list
» Commons Sitting of 16 March 1937 Series 5 Vol. 321
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre London-Croydon Airport et Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield est de 487 km (304 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre London-Croydon Airport et Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield est de 487 km (304 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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