| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.86A Express |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-ADYF |
| MSN: | 2347 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM/EDDH) |
The de Havilland DH.86A Express, operating a mail flight to Germany, crashed shortly after takeoff. It turned through 180 degrees, lost height, and hit a tree.
Sources:
De Havilland full production list
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