Croydon – Paris

The crew was performing a mail flight from Croydon to Paris when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Titsey Hill, near Oxted. Both occupants were killed. Crew: G. S. Jones-Evans, pilot, J. Walker, radio operator.

Flight / Schedule

Croydon – Paris

Registration

G-ADBZ

MSN

35

Year of Manufacture

1935

Operator

Air Dispatch

Date

January 22, 1937 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Oxted Surrey

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.2567°, -0.0042°

Narrative Report

On January 22, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Croydon – Paris experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.6 Envoy, operated by Air Dispatch, with the event recorded near Oxted Surrey.

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 Croydon to Paris when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Titsey Hill, near Oxted. Both occupants were killed. Crew: G. S. Jones-Evans, pilot, J. Walker, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ADBZ, MSN 35, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2567°, -0.0042°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was performing a mail flight from Croydon to Paris when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Titsey Hill, near Oxted. Both occupants were killed. Crew: G. S. Jones-Evans, pilot, J. Walker, radio operator.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Croydon – Paris

Operator

Air Dispatch

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-ADBZ

MSN

35

Year of Manufacture

1935