1934 Air France Wibault 282T crash
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 May 1934 |
| Summary | Le Bourget, Paris, France |
| Destination | Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 9 May 1934, a
Le Bourget, Paris, France to Croydon
, Surrey, United Kingdom. All six people on board were killed.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was
Wibault 282T-12 F-AMHP, c/n 8.[1] The aircraft had entered service with Air Union on 21 August 1933, passing to Air France on formation.[2]
Accident
The aircraft was operating a scheduled international passenger flight from
local time (10:15 GMT) and passed over Le Tréport, Seine-Maritime at 12:10. At 12:19, a radio fix obtained from Croydon established that the aircraft was 18+1⁄2 miles (29.8 km) west by south of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. There were no further messages received from the aircraft. The weather at the time included low clouds.[3]
At 17:20 GMT, the
Dungeness, where it was reported that wreckage had been observed. The Dover lifeboat also joined the search. No trace of the aircraft was found during the search, which was hampered by thick fog. The Folkestone lifeboat did not return to its station until after 22:00 GMT. The lack of an SOS call from the aircraft indicated that it had crashed into the sea while attempting to fly below the low cloudbase.[3] On 18 May, a mailbag from the aircraft was washed up on the French coast.[4]
Casualties
The nationalities of the casualties were:-[3]
| Nationality | Crew | Passengers | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| British | 1 | – | 1 |
| Swiss | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
References
- ^ Denham 1996, p. 23.
- ^ "Civil Aircraft Register – France, page 12". Golden Years of Aviation. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "Air Liner Lost". The Times. No. 46750. London. 10 May 1934. col G, p. 14.
- ^ "Mishap to French Air Liner". The Times. No. 46759. London. 21 May 1934. col F, p. 7.
Sources
- Denham, Terry (1996). World Directory of Airliner Crashes. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-554-5.