Hydrogen balloon Saladin crash, Dec 10, 1881 (1 killed)
Hydrogen balloon Saladin accident on December 10, 1881 near Bridport, Dorset, then lost over the sea off the Dorset coast (launched from Bath), United...
- Date: December 10, 1881
- Aircraft: Hydrogen balloon Saladin
- Location: Near Bridport, Dorset, then lost over the sea off the Dorset coast (launched from Bath), United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hard, uncontrolled landing after the balloon was vented in strong winds near the coast.
The War Office balloon Saladin carried Walter Powell MP, Captain James Templer and a second passenger from Bath. The car overturned in a hard landing near Bridport and the crew were thrown out, with injuries to two of them. The balloon then rose with Powell still aboard and drifted out to sea. He was never found and is presumed drowned.