ASN Aircraft accident Blériot 155 F-AIEB Hurst, near Ashford, Kent
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Date:Wednesday 18 August 1926
Time:14:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic b155 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Blériot 155
Operator:Air Union (France)
Registration: F-AIEB
MSN: 2
First flight: 1926
Total airframe hrs:47
Engines: 4 Renault 8Fg
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 13
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Hurst, near Ashford, Kent (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France
Destination airport:London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom
Narrative:
Crashed in adverse weather conditions. When passing over some farm buildings, the airplane collided with the roof of a barn and crashed into some hayricks.
There were two crew members and thirteen passengers on board. Two passengers and both crew members were killed.

Sources:
» Kent & Sussex History Forum
» The Times, 20 August 1926
» Flight International magazine


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Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to London-Croydon Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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