Narrative:
Crashed while on approach to Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG), France. The pilot assumed, based on the forecast, that the cloud would break during his descent. Instead the clouds and fog extended to the ground.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 22 January 1922 |
| Type: | Handley Page O/10 |
| Operator: | Handley Page Transport |
| Registration: | G-EATN |
| MSN: | HP.43 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Senlis ( France)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom |
| Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
Crashed while on approach to Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG), France. The pilot assumed, based on the forecast, that the cloud would break during his descent. Instead the clouds and fog extended to the ground.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War / Rob LanghamPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from London-Croydon Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from London-Croydon Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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