What the records say
- When
- 21 Sep 1980
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.32° N, 0.02° E
- Description
- flight that crashed during an air show in 1980
- Deaths
- 7
- Participants
- 7
1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash
Flight that crashed during an air show in 1980
The Biggin Hill Invader crash was an accident involving a Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft which crashed during an airshow at Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, on 21 September 1980. The pilot and six passengers were killed, prompting the Civil Aviation Authority to introduce rules preventing passengers from being carried during air displays.
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