Crash of an Airspeed AS.6A Envoy I near Alès: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 28, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADCA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Croydon – Paris – Barcelona
MSN:
36
YOM:
1935
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was on its way to Barcelona to be delivered to the Spanish Air Force (Aviación Nacional). While cruising over the region of Alès, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both crew members. Owned by Rollason Aircraft Services, the airplane was operated on behalf of the French Office Général de l'Air (OGA) according to an international treaty between England, France and Spain.
