Paris - Croydon

On October 16, 1925 at 04:00 PM, Paris - Croydon experienced a crash involving Farman F.60 Goliath, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Wadhurst East Sussex.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1255LT on a flight to Croydon, carrying seven passengers and two crew members. After passing over The Channel, the crew passed Dymchurch when the weather conditions worsened with rain falls and storm activity. The pilot reduced his altitude to 500 feet then decided to follow a railway line, apparently to divert to Penshurst Aerodrome. Too low, the aircraft collided with an oak tree and crashed in an open field. A female passenger was killed while eight other occupants were injured. The aircraft named 'Île de France' was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Roger Paul Ernest Thierry, pilot, Pierre Auclair, mechanic. Passengers: Mrs. Kate V. Burke, Reverend D. Burke, Mr. J. L. Burke, Mrs. M. Redner, + three other passengers, an Italian, a French and a Briton.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-HMFU, MSN 03, year of manufacture 1919.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.0616°, 0.3117°.