Paris-Le Bourget - Hounslow Heath
Flight / Schedule
Paris-Le Bourget - Hounslow Heath
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.4Registration
G-EAHF
MSN
F2699
Year of Manufacture
1919
Date
December 11, 1919 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Caterham Surrey
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Coordinates
51.2822°, -0.0772°
Narrative Report
On December 11, 1919 at 12:00 AM, Paris-Le Bourget - Hounslow Heath experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by Aircraft Transport %26 Travel - AT%26T, with the event recorded near Caterham Surrey.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget in the morning bound to Hounslow Heath, near Heathrow, London. While approaching the airport of Kenley, south of Croydon, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field. While the passenger was killed, the pilot was seriously injured. Two days later, he died from his injuries. The passenger was returning to London following a meeting with the French Prime Minister Georges Clémenceau in Paris. Crew: Lt Stanley Blackall Bradley, pilot. Passenger: George Franklin Rand, President of the Marine Trust Company in Buffalo, New York.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-EAHF, MSN F2699, year of manufacture 1919.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2822°, -0.0772°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
1
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget in the morning bound to Hounslow Heath, near Heathrow, London. While approaching the airport of Kenley, south of Croydon, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field. While the passenger was killed, the pilot was seriously injured. Two days later, he died from his injuries. The passenger was returning to London following a meeting with the French Prime Minister Georges Clémenceau in Paris. Crew: Lt Stanley Blackall Bradley, pilot. Passenger: George Franklin Rand, President of the Marine Trust Company in Buffalo, New York.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Paris-Le Bourget - Hounslow Heath
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
