Air disaster

Meopham air disaster

21 Jul 1930 · 51.36° N, 0.36° E

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When
21 Jul 1930
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
51.36° N, 0.36° E
Description
1930 crash caused by tailplane failure
Deaths
6

Meopham air disaster

1930 crash caused by tailplane failure

The Meopham Air Disaster occurred on 21 July 1930 when a Junkers F.13ge flying from Le Touquet to Croydon with two crew and four passengers crashed near Meopham, Kent, with the loss of all on board. The report of the inquiry into the accident was made public, the first time in the United Kingdom that an accident report had been published.

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