Lympne

The pilot Guy Skinner was performing a local training flight at Lympne Airport. While completing a looping at a height of 1,000 feet, he lost control of the aircraft that entered a spin. He was able to bail out and was slightly injured while the airplane crashed in a field located in Selby Farm near airport.

The pilot was performing a local training mission at Lympne Airport. On final approach, the aircraft was too low and collided with a wall before crashing near a hangar. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft departed Croydon Airport at 1043LT on a regular schedule service to Amsterdam with an intermediate stop in Rotterdam, carrying two passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and diverted to Lympne Airport, Kent. After several repairs were made, he continued the flight with an unserviceable radio. While cruising over the North Sea (between The Channel and the North Sea), the pilot encountered foggy conditions when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Rotterdam, SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the three occupants was found.
Crew:
Adriaan Pijl, pilot.
Passengers:
Mr. W. J. van Hien,
Mr. C. Modderman.