Croydon – Paris
Flight / Schedule
Croydon – Paris
Aircraft
Airspeed AS.6 EnvoyRegistration
G-ADBZ
MSN
35
Year of Manufacture
1935
Operator
Air DispatchDate
January 22, 1937 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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 DispatchFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
