Croydon - Amsterdam

On January 12, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Croydon - Amsterdam experienced a crash involving Fokker F7, operated by Fokker Aircraft, with the event recorded near Merville Nord.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Previously owned by a British Operator, the aircraft was recovered by Fokker and was on a ferry flight from Croydon to Amsterdam. While cruising south of Lille, France, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Estaires, 5 km east of Merville Airport. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBPL, MSN 4938, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.6396°, 2.6405°.