Hanover – Cologne – London-Gatwick

On August 12, 1936 at 03:00 AM, Hanover – Cologne – London-Gatwick experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.86 Express, operated by British Airways, with the event recorded near Altenkirchen Rhineland-Palatinate.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a mail flight from Germany to London-Gatwick Airport. While cruising by night, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances some 50 km southeast of Cologne. Both crew were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ADEB, MSN 2324, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.6880°, 7.6477°.