Meopham air disaster
1930 crash caused by tailplane failure / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Meopham Air Disaster occurred on 21 July 1930 when a Junkers F.13ge flying from Le Touquet to Croydon with two crew and four passengers crashed near Meopham, Kent, with the loss of all on board. The report of the inquiry into the accident was made public, the first time in the United Kingdom that an accident report had been published.
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Accident | |
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Date | 21 July 1930 |
Summary | Mechanical failure of tailplane |
Site | near Meopham, Kent |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Junkers F.13ge |
Operator | Walcot Air Line |
Registration | G-AAZK |
Flight origin | Le Touquet Airport, France |
Destination | Croydon Airport, England |
Passengers | 4 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Survivors | 0 |
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