Croydon - Brussels

On August 26, 1921 at 01:32 PM, Croydon - Brussels experienced a crash involving Farman F.60 Goliath, operated by Syndicat National pour l'Etude du Transport Aérien - SNETA, with the event recorded near Calais Pas-de-Calais.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was on its way from Croydon to Brussels-Haren Airport, a daily mail service, with a crew of two on board. While overflying The Channel, the aircraft caught fire and crashed in the sea some 6 km off Calais, France. The crew of a tug-boat named 'Champion' arrived on the scene but found only some debris floating on water and no trace of both crew members who were later considered as deceased. Crew: Lt Paul Delsenne, pilot Raymond Rijckers, mechanic. French pilot Delsenne was a freelance in the Belgian aviation since July 1920 and this was his last official flight as he should join the Armée de l'Air in Châteauroux on 01SEP1921. On his side, Raymond Rijckers was a young mechanic aged 21 and should obtain his pilot licence in a short time.

Aircraft reference details include registration O-BLAN, MSN 17/7248, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.9402°, 1.8776°.