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1930 Air Union Farman Goliath crash
The 1930 Air Union Farman Goliath crash occurred on 10 February 1930 when a Farman F.63 Goliath of Air Union crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing at Marden Airfield, Kent following the failure of the starboard tailplane. Two of the six people on board were killed.
Aircraft.
The aircraft involved was Farman F.63 Goliath F-FHMY, c/n 267. The aircraft was built as a F.60 Goliath and registered in April 1921 to Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens, passing in February 1924
international scheduled flight from Croydon to Amsterdam.
1930–1939.
- 1930
- 10 February – a Farman F.63 Goliath of Air Union, registration F-FHMY, "crashed" at Marden Airfield, Kent following structural failure of the starboard elevator. Of the six people on board, two passengers were killed.
- 2 May – Farman F.63 Goliath F-ADCA of Air Union crash-landed at Penshurst, Kent after encountering a heavy squall whilst on a flight from Le Bourget, Paris, France to Croydon.