 The passengers and crew in front of the Junkers aircraft, just prior to the aircraft's departure on the fatal flight. Pictured L-R: The Marquess of Dufferin, Mrs Sigrid Loeffler, Mrs Sarah Legh (did not fly), Sir Edward Ward, Viscountess Ednam, George Henderson (pilot). Leaning over the aircraft in the background is the co-pilot Charles Shearing | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 July 1930 |
| Summary | Mechanical failure of tailplane |
| Site | near Meopham, Kent |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Junkers F.13ge |
| Operator | Walcot Air Line |
| Registration | G-AAZK |
| Flight origin | Le Touquet Airport, France |
| Destination | Croydon Airport, England |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Meopham Air Disaster occurred on 21 July 1930 when a Junkers F.13ge flying from Le Touquet to Croydon with two crew and four passengers crashed near Meopham, Kent, with the loss of all on board. The report of the inquiry into the accident was made public, the first time in the United Kingdom that an accident report had been published.