ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25037
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| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Wibault 282.T12 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-AMHO |
| MSN: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Croydon Aiport, Croydon, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Le Bourget, Paris (LBG/PFPB) |
| Croydon Airport (EGCR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-AMHO Wibault 282.T12 (MSN 5); first registered 31.5.33 (C of R 3408) to Cie Air Union, Paris. Re-registered 7.10.33 (upon formation) to Cie Air France; named “Le Temeraire”
On 22.12.34 Wibault 282T F-AMHO, operated by Air France, was approaching the end of its flight from Paris Le Bourget when it ran out of fuel and, instead of making a landing at Croydon Aerodrome, it made a forced landing on an adjoining cricket field. Whilst the Wibault was badly damaged, only one of the ten passengers and crew were injured.
Rebuilt in May 1935 as Wibault 283.T12.
Sources:
1. The Times of 24 December 1934,
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-11.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-wibault-280t12-croydon
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wibault_280#Accidents_and_incidents
6. https://www.passionair1940.fr/Armee%20de%20l%27Air/Appareils/Transport/Wibault-283T/EN-Historiques-2.htm
7. http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/Wibault283T.php
8. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Air%20Union.html
9. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=20572.0
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon_Airport#Expansion
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jan-2014 23:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2014 11:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2019 18:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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