1928 Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan crash
The 1928 Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan crash occurred on 13 July 1928 when a Vickers Vulcan on a test flight from Croydon Airport with a pilot and five passengers crashed near Purley, Surrey three miles from the airport, with the loss of four passengers. As a result of the crash Imperial Airways stopped the flying of staff (so called joy rides) on test flights.
A Vickers Vulcan, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 July 1928 |
| Site | near Purley, Surrey 51°19′56″N 0°07′05″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Vulcan |
| Operator | Imperial Airways |
| Registration | G-EBLB |
| Flight origin | Croydon Airport, England |
| Destination | Croydon Airport, England |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 2 |
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