Paris – Croydon

While cruising over The Channel and approaching the British coast, the crew encountered technical problems. The pilot decided to ditch the aircraft off Hythe, Kent. While all occupants were quickly rescued, the aircraft named 'Normandie' was lost.

Flight / Schedule

Paris – Croydon

Registration

F-AECU

MSN

60

Year of Manufacture

1922

Date

March 6, 1928 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Hythe Kent

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

50.8698°, -1.3983°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On March 6, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Croydon experienced a crash involving Farman F.60 Goliath, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Hythe Kent.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising over The Channel and approaching the British coast, the crew encountered technical problems. The pilot decided to ditch the aircraft off Hythe, Kent. While all occupants were quickly rescued, the aircraft named 'Normandie' was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AECU, MSN 60, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8698°, -1.3983°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While cruising over The Channel and approaching the British coast, the crew encountered technical problems. The pilot decided to ditch the aircraft off Hythe, Kent. While all occupants were quickly rescued, the aircraft named 'Normandie' was lost.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Paris – Croydon

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

F-AECU

MSN

60

Year of Manufacture

1922