Air disaster

1936 KLM Croydon accident

9 Dec 1936 · 51.35° N, 0.12° W

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When
9 Dec 1936
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
51.35° N, 0.12° W
Description
1936 aviation accident
Deaths
15

1936 KLM Croydon accident

1936 aviation accident

The 1936 KLM Croydon accident was the crash of a KLM airliner on 9 December 1936, shortly after taking off from the Croydon Air Port on a scheduled flight to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The aircraft was destroyed and 15 of the 17 passengers and crew on board died as a result of the accident.

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