De Havilland DH.34 crash, Dec 24, 1924 (8 killed), Purley...
De Havilland DH.34 accident on December 24, 1924 near Purley Surrey, United Kingdom with 8 fatalities. Cause: An unknown mechanical defect was followed...
- Date: December 24, 1924
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.34
- Location: Purley Surrey, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An unknown mechanical defect was followed by a stall while an emergency landing was being attempted, and conditions at Croydon were at least a contributory factor.
Shortly after taking off from Croydon on a scheduled flight to Paris, the Imperial Airways DH 34 G-EBBX stalled while attempting an emergency landing and crashed at Purley, Surrey, where it burned. All eight people on board were killed.