Vickers Virginia crash, Apr 7, 1925 (2 killed), Birchingt...
Vickers Virginia accident on April 7, 1925 near Birchington-on-Sea Kent, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: Thick fog over the Thames Estuary...
- Date: April 7, 1925
- Aircraft: Vickers Virginia
- Location: Birchington-on-Sea Kent, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Thick fog over the Thames Estuary forced the crew to ditch the aircraft
Vickers Virginia J7439 of No. 9 Squadron, on a training flight from Manston, ran into thick fog over the Thames Estuary. Its captain ditched the aircraft in the sea off Birchington, Kent.