Hounslow Heath - Chania

On December 8, 1919 at 12:00 AM, Hounslow Heath - Chania experienced a crash involving Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo, operated by Blackburn Aeroplane %26 Motor Company, with the event recorded near Chania Crete / <U+039A><U+03C1><U+03AE>t<U+03B7>.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. In November, the Australian government offered a price of 10,000 dollars to any Australian airmen who will be able to fly from England to Australia within 30 days. The crew departed Hounslow Heath Airport (some 3 km southeast of Heathrow) on 21NOV1919. While overflying the island of Crete, in Greece, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in an open field located near Suda, east of Chania. The aircraft impacted ground and came to rest against a stonewall. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EAOW, MSN B9970, year of manufacture 1919.