Farman F.60 Goliath

The aircraft departed Chartres at 2200LT on a training mission to Dijon on behalf of 22nd Bomber Regiment. Less than 10 minutes later, while climbing to a height of 500 metres, a fire erupted in the cockpit panel. Immediately, the pilot made a sharp turn and elected to return. The fire extinguished by itself within 30 seconds but smoke reduced the capability of the pilot to locate the runway. On final approach, the aircraft struck the roof of a hangar and crashed. Three crew were uninjured while the pilot Henri Levêque was injured (broken leg). The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Lt Henri Levêque,
Lt Mathieu,
Cpl Hérail,
Pvt Montboussier.

For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard at Croydon Airport. Upon impact, it nosed down before coming to rest, bursting into flames. While all occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Pilot was Paul Delisle.

After overflying the Channel, the crew encountered technical problems and made a force landing in Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent. While all occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was returning to Chartres Airfield following a night training mission. On final approach, the pilot reduced the engine thrust at minimum when the aircraft rolled to the left, causing the left wing to struck the ground. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest. The pilot was injured and the mechanic was killed.
Crew:
Lt Henri Simon, pilot,
Pvt Albert Henri Muller, mechanic. †

The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget at 1245LT and landed at Berck-sur-Mer a little over an hour later in order to take 3 passengers on board, the journey being continued at 1445LT. Shortly after passing Lympne, the port engine commenced to overheat and on this account the pilot turned back and landed on the aerodrome. It was then found that the port radiator was leaking. After the mechanic had executed a temporary repair and refilled the radiator, the pilot left Lympne at 1647LT with both engines running satisfactorily. When the aeroplane was a few miles to the south of Maidstone, flying at a height of about 1,500 feet, the starboard engine failed suddenly and completely, the propeller coming to a standstill. The pilot, while looking for a suitable landing ground and keeping the port engine running under full power, made a wide circuit to the left and at a height of about 500 feet he resumed his original course with the intention of landing in a large field on East Malling. (This field was known to the pilot, as he had on a previous occasion made a forced landing not far from it). While the pilot was making the circuit to the left the mechanic reported the engine failure to Croydon by W/T and moved two suitcases from his gangway to the rear of the passengers' cabin. Acting on an order from the pilot, he then instructed the four passengers in the nose of the Goliath to move into the after portion of the cabin. Two of the passengers took up a position at the rear end of the cabin and one stood by the second seat. The fourth passenger in the nose of the machine, (killed) who at that time was suffering from air sickness, refused to leave his seat. On nearing the ground and when the aeroplane was heading in a N.N.W. direction with the field on its port bow, the pilot throttled down the port engine and prepared to turn into wind for the landing. As soon as the engine was throttled down the tail of the machine commenced to drop and the pilot was unable to correct the movement, the controls becoming inoperative. The aeroplane then turned with increasing bank to starboard and finally nose-dived to the ground. The pilot was slightly injured in the crash, his mechanic was hurt quite seriously.
Crew:
Jean-Jacques Denneulin, pilot,
Jean Morin, mechanic.
Passengers:
Mr. L. E. A. Gunther (killed)
Mr. S. Bertish (seriously injured)
Mr. M.Oliver (seriously injured)
Mr. M. Strieseman (seriously injured)
Mr. Centeswall (seriously injured)
Mr. A.M. Austin (injured)
Mr. D. Smith (injured)
Mrs Smith (injured)
Mr. Murat (unhurt).

Source: Kent & Sussex History Forum

The airplane was dispatched in Valenciennes to take part to an airshow. After takeoff on its first sortie of the day, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field. All 12 occupants were rescued, among them seven passengers were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft was the sixth of a group of Goliath taking off from Chartres Airfield. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of about 60 metres, the pilot initiated a sharp turn when control was lost. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed. Two crew members were seriously injured while the pilot was killed. Few hours later, both survivors died from their injuries.
Crew:
Sgt Aimé Roeckel, pilot,
Pvt Marcel Louâpre, gunner,
Pvt Marcel Sandre, mechanic.

The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1235LT bound to the north. While cruising at a height of 3,000 feet, the entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located in Monsures, Somme. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
François Le Men, pilot +1.
Passenger:
Mr. Pierrot, Technical Director of Air Union,
Two US citizen,
One Finnish citizen.

The aircraft was completing a regular schedule flight from Paris-Le Bourget to Croydon with three passengers and a crew of two on board. While cruising at a height of 500 feet in foggy conditions, the aircraft collided with a De Havilland DH.18A operated by Daimler Airway and registered G-EAWO. It appears that the DH.18 hit the upper left wing of the Farman which detached. Both aircraft crashed in an open field (a piece of wing crashed on the roof of a house) and were destroyed. While the British pilot was seriously injured, all other six occupants were killed. The only survivor died from his injuries few hours later. The collision occurred in Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine, some four km south of Grandvilliers and 27 km north of Beauvais, Oise. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced due to fog. First collision in commercial aviation history.
Crew:
Jean Mire, pilot
Mr. Simonet, mechanic
Passengers:
Mr Bouriez, engineer by CGEA,
Mr & Mrs Christopher Bruce Yule, American citizens who were on honeymoon and travelling back to the US via London.

The aircraft was on its way from Croydon to Brussels-Haren Airport, a daily mail service, with a crew of two on board. While overflying The Channel, the aircraft caught fire and crashed in the sea some 6 km off Calais, France. The crew of a tug-boat named 'Champion' arrived on the scene but found only some debris floating on water and no trace of both crew members who were later considered as deceased.
Crew:
Lt Paul Delsenne, pilot
Raymond Rijckers, mechanic.

French pilot Delsenne was a freelance in the Belgian aviation since July 1920 and this was his last official flight as he should join the Armée de l'Air in Châteauroux on 01SEP1921. On his side, Raymond Rijckers was a young mechanic aged 21 and should obtain his pilot licence in a short time.