ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25079
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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Farman F.60 Goliath |
| Owner/operator: | Cie Air Union |
| Registration: | F-ADDT |
| MSN: | 228/6935 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Widehurst Farm, Thorn Road, Marden, Tonbridge, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Le Bourget, Paris (LFPB) |
| Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Farman F.60 Goliath, registered 28.9.21 as F-ADDT (C of A 694) to Cie des Grands Expresses Aeriennes, Le Bourget, Paris. Re-registered 2.24 to Cie Air-Union, Paris/Le Bourget; named “Languedoc”. Forced landed Three Elms Lane, near Tonbridge, Kent 6. 8.24; substantially damaged, but repaired. C of T issued 10.27 to F.63. C of T 6.28 to F.60.
On 23.4.31, Farman F.60 Goliath F-ADDT named 'Languedoc' of Air Union crashed at Widehurst Farm, Thorn Road, Marden, Tonbridge, Kent after taking off from Marden. The aircraft was carrying mail. Aircraft written off (damaged beyond economic repair). Registration F-ADDT formally cancelled 7.12.32 as "Withdrawn from use"
Sources:
1. Alderson, Catherine; Gosling, Chris; Gosling, Mari; McArragher, Steve; Adam, Richard (2009). Marden's Aviation History. Marden: The Marden History Group. p. p11.
2. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Apr31.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Union
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-farman-f60-goliath-marden
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farman_F.60_Goliath#Accidents_and_incidents
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-.html
7. http://www.crezan.net/pag_f60/60_00_register.html
8. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/f-aaaa.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Dec-2013 04:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2018 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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