Croydon - Bournemouth

On March 26, 1936 at 12:00 AM, Croydon - Bournemouth experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, operated by Commercial Air Hire, with the event recorded near Stoney Cross AFB Hampshire.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot was performing a special flight on behalf of the Royal Air Force. En route, while cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in Stoney Cross, near Lyndhurst. All five occupants, among them pilot F. J. Birmingham, were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ACAP, MSN 6002, year of manufacture 1933.