Croydon – Paris

On May 19, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Croydon – Paris experienced a crash involving Farman F.63bis Goliath, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Paddock Wood Kent.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising east of Tonbridge, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to unknown technical problems. The aircraft crashed in a field located near the Paddock Wood railway station, bursting into flames. Both crew members escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft named 'Vendée' was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GEAI, MSN 24, year of manufacture 1921.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.1810°, 0.3890°.