Convair CV-240 crash, Jun 19, 1954 (3 killed), Folkestone...
Convair CV-240 accident on June 19, 1954 near Folkestone Kent, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion.
- Date: June 19, 1954
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Folkestone Kent, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion
A Swissair Convair CV 240 flying from Geneva to London ran out of fuel over the English Channel at night and ditched off Folkestone. Six people survived, but three passengers drowned, and the aircraft later sank.