- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 17, 1929 |
Time: | 1130 |
Location: | Off Dungeness, England |
Operator: | Imperial Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | London - Paris - Basil - Zuric |
AC Type: | Handley Page W-10 |
Registration: | G-EBMT |
cn / ln: | W10/4 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:11 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:7 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane was over the English Channel, approximately 3 miles offshore, when an engine failed. The pilot attempted to return to the airport but the plane ditched into the English Channel. Failure of a connecting rod on a cylinder due to fatigue.The plane was named "City of Ottawa." |
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