Biggin Hill – Croydon

On September 19, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Biggin Hill – Croydon experienced a crash involving Avro 548, operated by Surrey Flying Services, with the event recorded near Welling London Metropolis.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane departed Biggin Hill on a taxi flight to Croydon, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route, in unknown circumstances, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed near the Weeling Station. The pilot Arthur Norman Brunning was killed and the pilot Stanley Victor Annis was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AABW, MSN G516.