London – Cairo – Khartoum – Kisumu – Nairobi

On October 17, 1927 at 12:00 AM, London – Cairo – Khartoum – Kisumu – Nairobi experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.50, operated by North Sea Aerial %26 General Transport, with the event recorded near Kisumu Nyanza.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is other causes. The aircraft departed London on a mail flight to Nairobi with intermediate stops in Cairo, Khartoum and Kisumu. While taking off from the Bay of Kisumu, the seaplane collided with floating obstacles (jetsam) and came to rest. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBOP, MSN 281, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.1035°, 34.7518°.