Airspeed AS.5 Courier crash, Aug 20, 1936 (1 killed), Por...
Airspeed AS.5 Courier accident on August 20, 1936 near Portsmouth Hampshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality.
- Date: August 20, 1936
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.5 Courier
- Location: Portsmouth Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
On 20 August 1936 two employees of Airspeed Ltd took the company's Courier G-ACVE from Portsmouth Airport intending to fly to Spain. Shortly after takeoff it struck a rampart north of the airfield near a railway line. One man died later of his injuries and the other was injured.