Date:	Monday 16 August 1920
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.18
Owner/operator:	Aircraft Transport & Travel
Registration:	G-EARI
MSN:	E.52
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Wallington, Surrey, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Croydon Airport, Surrey (EGCR)
Destination airport:	Le Bourget, Paris (LBG/LFPB)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
G-EARI was the prototype DH.18: The first DH.18 was registered 09.03.20 (C of R 459), and was delivered shortly afterwards to Aircraft Transport and Travel for use on the Croydon-Paris service, but was wrecked in a forced landing at Wallington, Surrey, shortly after takeoff from Croydon, on 16.08.20. There are no reports of any fatalities to the pilot and eight passengers

Wreckage recovered to Croydon, where scrapped. Registration G-EARI cancelled by the CAA 08.11.20 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"

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de Havilland DH.18 prototype G-EARI with Aircraft Transport and Travel 1920

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2008 01:00	ASN archive	Added
17-Dec-2013 02:09	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
26-Feb-2020 21:30	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, ]
25-Jul-2024 17:52	Nepa	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Operator, ]