London-Gatwick – La Baule
Flight / Schedule
London-Gatwick – La Baule
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.90 DragonflyRegistration
G-ANYK
MSN
7529
Year of Manufacture
1955
Operator
Metropolitan Air MovementsDate
June 22, 1961 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
47.2810°, -2.3666°
Narrative Report
On June 22, 1961 at 12:00 AM, London-Gatwick – La Baule experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly, operated by Metropolitan Air Movements, with the event recorded near La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
Crashed on landing at La Baule-Escoublac Airport for unknown reason. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-ANYK, MSN 7529, year of manufacture 1955.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.2810°, -2.3666°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Crashed on landing at La Baule-Escoublac Airport for unknown reason. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
London-Gatwick – La Baule
Operator
Metropolitan Air MovementsFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • France
Aircraft Details
Similar Plane Crashes
French Air Force - Armée de l'Air
Breguet 14
The aircraft crashed iupon landing somewhere in France. Pilot Charles C. Bassett survived.
Royal Air Force - RAF
De Havilland DH.4
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, killing both crew members. Crew: 2Lt A. H. Aitken, 2Lt D. U. Thomas.
French Air Force - Armée de l'Air
De Havilland DH.4
The DH.4 collided with a Salmson aircraft over Latrecey-Ormoy-sur-Aube and crashed, killing the pilot Raymond B. Messer.
Royal Air Force - RAF
De Havilland DH.4
The single engine aircraft departed London on a flight to Paris, carrying one pilot and one passenger, the agronomist and botanist Aaron Aaronsohn. While flying over The Channel, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Boulogne-sur-Mer. Both occupants were killed.
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
The British aviator John William Alcock departed Brooklands (Weybridge) that day to Paris-Le Bourget to take part to the first airplane exhibition in Europe after the WWI. While overflying Seine-Maritime, the pilot lost control of the seaplane that crashed in Cottévrard, some 20 km north of Rouen. The pilot was seriously injured (skull fracture) and died few hours later. He performed the first nonstop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland last 15JUN1919 with Arthur Whitten Brown. He was aged 27.
Adastral Air Lines
Avro 504
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in France. While all three occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was destroyed.