Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-213 in Selsdon Park: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 17, 1932 at 0600 LT
Registration:
F-AIFE
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – Croydon
MSN:
2
YOM:
1926
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 0525LT bound for London. On approach to Croydon Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot reduced his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane impacted a tree and crashed in the parking lot of an Hotel located in Selsdon Park, Surrey. The copilot was seriously injured and the captain Gustave Demeuldre was killed.
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