Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes - CMA | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

After passing over Lympne, the aircraft has just entered over the English Channel when, from a height of about 1,500 feet, it entered a dive and crashed in the sea off Folkestone. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Paul Ernest Morin, pilot.
Passengers:
Paul Carroll,
Dr, Gordon Ley.

Crash of a Breguet 14T Bis in Croydon

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1921

Type of aircraft:

Breguet 14

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Registration:

F-ADBN

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Paris – Croydon

MSN:

1913

YOM:

1921

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Following an unventful mail flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot was approaching Croydon Airfield when he encountere strong winds and lost control of the airplane that crashed in Wallingont, west of the aerodrome. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot Rousselin escaped with minor injuries.

Probable cause:

Loss of control due to high winds.

Crash of a Blériot Spad 27 in Bekesbourne

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1921

Type of aircraft:

Blériot Spad 27

Operator:

Registration:

F-CMAY

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Croydon - Paris

MSN:

1254

YOM:

1920

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En route from Croydon to Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Bekesbourne. At low height, the aircraft collided with a telephone line then crashed on the railway road between Bekesbourne and Adisham. All three occupants evacuated safely, only the pilot suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Blériot Spad 27 near Dieppe

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1921

Type of aircraft:

Blériot Spad 27

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Registration:

F-CMAV

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Paris - Croydon

MSN:

1252

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1920

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The pilot, sole on board, was completing a mail flight from Paris-Le Bourget to Croydon. While flying in the region of Dieppe, he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. At a too low altitude, the airplane impacted trees with one of its wings, stalled and crashed in the Arques forest. While the pilot was seriously injured, the aircraft was destroyed.