1936 KLM Croydon accident
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The 1936 KLM Croydon accident was the crash of a KLM airliner on 9 December 1936, shortly after taking off from the Croydon Air Port (as it was known at the time) on a scheduled flight to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The aircraft was destroyed and 15 of the 17 passengers and crew on board died as a result of the accident.[1] Two of the passengers who died were Arvid Lindman, a former Prime Minister of Sweden, and Juan de la Cierva, the Spanish inventor of the autogyro.[2][3]
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Accident | |
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Date | 9 December 1936 |
Summary | Crash on take-off |
Site | Croydon, United Kingdom 51°20′45″N 0°7′21″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-2-115E |
Aircraft name | Lijster |
Operator | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
Registration | PH-AKL |
Flight origin | Croydon Air Port, Croydon, United Kingdom |
Destination | Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS/EHAM), Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Passengers | 13 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 15 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 2 |
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