Biggin Hill - Belfast

On July 29, 1939 at 12:00 AM, Biggin Hill - Belfast experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.86 Express, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Kirby-in-Furness Cumbria.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On approach to Belfast, crew encountered technical problems in low visibility due to fog. Captain decided to divert to Blackpool but was forced to make an emergency landing in a field due to fuel shortage. Aircraft eventually crash landed near Kirby-in-Furness, some three miles NW of Ulverston. All three occupants, among them the British State Secretary for Aviation Sir Kingsley Wood, were uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration L7596, MSN 2348, year of manufacture 1936.