 A De Havilland DH.34, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 December 1924 |
| Summary | Undetermined |
| Site | Purley, Surrey, United Kingdom 51°20′49″N 0°06′21″W / 51.3470°N 0.1057°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland DH.34 |
| Operator | Imperial Airways |
| Registration | G-EBBX |
| Flight origin | Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Destination | Le Bourget, Paris, France |
| Passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash occurred on 24 December 1924 when de Havilland DH.34 G-EBBX of Imperial Airways crashed at Purley, Surrey, United Kingdom killing all eight people on board. The aircraft was operating a scheduled international flight from Croydon, Surrey, to Paris, France. It was the first fatal accident suffered by Imperial Airways and led to the first public inquiry into a civil aviation accident in the United Kingdom. As a result of issues brought up during the inquiry, Croydon Airport was expanded, absorbing most of Beddington Aerodrome.