On 7 May 1923,
Farman F.60 Goliath F-AEGP Flandre was damaged in a forced landing at
Lympne, Kent. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.[1]
On 14 May 1923, Goliath F-AEBY
crashed at
Monsures,
Somme, killing all six people on board. The aircraft was on a scheduled international passenger flight from
Paris to
Croydon
On 27 August 1923, Farman F.60 Goliath F-AECB
crashed at
East Malling,
Kent. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Paris to Croydon. A precautionary landing was made at
Lympne due to weather, following which the flight was resumed. One engine later failed and the aircraft crashed following misunderstanding of an instruction for a number of passengers to move towards the rear of the aircraft, affecting the centre of gravity and causing the aircraft to enter a spin.
On 3 December 1923, Goliath F-AEIF force-landed at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent following technical failure; all on board survived, but the aircraft, operating a flight from Paris to Croydon, was written off.[2]
On 22 January 1924, Goliath F-GEAO was destroyed by fire following an accident when landing at
Croydon.[1]
On 6 August 1924,[3] Farman F.60 Goliath F-ADDT Languedoc was on a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris to Croydon when the port engine failed. A forced landing was made at
Golden Green,
Kent. One person amongst the pilot and five passengers on board was injured. The aircraft was dismantled to allow removal. It was later repaired and returned to service.[4]
On 8 February 1925, a Farman Goliath crashed whilst attempting to land at Lympne. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Paris to Croydon when an engine failed over the Channel.[5]
On 16 October 1925, Goliath F-HMFU Île de France of Air Union crashed at
Wadhurst,
East Sussex.[1] Three passengers were killed and two were injured.[6] The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932. Its fuselage is preserved at the
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Paris.[1]
On 14 November 1925, Farman F.60 Goliath F-FHMY ditched in the
English Channel7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) off
Boulogne.[1] The badly damaged aircraft was salvaged and rebuilt as an F.63, returning to service in 1929, but was written off after a 1930 crash.[7]
On 31 May 1926,
Bréguet 14T bis F-ADAI disappeared over the English Channel during a Paris-Croydon mail flight. Neither the aircraft nor the pilot have been found.[8]
On 2 October 1926, Blériot 155 F-AICQ Clement Adercrashed at
Leigh, Kent following an in-flight fire. Both crew and all five passengers were killed.
On 10 March 1927, Goliath F-AEGP of Air Union made a forced landing near
Tonbridge, Kent following an engine failure.[1]
On 24 November 1927, Goliath F-GEAB of Air Union was severely damaged in a forced landing at Yaldham Manor,
Wrotham, Kent. The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.[1]
On 6 March 1928, Goliath F-AECU Normandie of Air Union crashed at
Hythe, Kent. The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932.[1]
On 11 March 1928, Goliath F-AEFC crashed into the English Channel whilst operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Paris to Croydon. The aircraft had landed at
Saint-Inglevert to await an improvement in the weather before continuing its journey.[9] and the passenger (or passengers[10]) had decided to continue the journey by boat. The aircraft broadcast a
Mayday before it crashed into the sea killing both crew.[9] The bodies of the victims were picked up by the
Southern Railway's ferry
Maid of Orleans.[10]
On 19 May 1929 Farman F.63bis Goliath F-GEAI,[11] on a flight from Croydon to Paris crashed at Keylands Sidings near
Paddock Wood railway station, it stopped yards from the signal box and was destroyed by fire, the pilot and mechanic escaped with minor injuries.[12]
On 31 July 1929, Goliath F-GEAB of Air Union, on a flight from London to Paris carrying
gold bullion was damaged in a forced landing near
Smarden in Kent, bushes on the riverbank stopped the aircraft entering the
River Beult although some of the gold bullion it was carrying ended up in the river, the bullion was recovered by spectators and transferred by lorry to Lympne for onward transport to Paris.[1][13] The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932.[1]
On 15 November 1929,
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-190 F-AIGB disappeared off Cape Zivia in fog with three on board; the wreckage has never been found. The aircraft was operating a flight from Marseille to Tunis.
On 10 February 1930,
Farman F.63 Goliath F-FHMY
crashed at
Marden Airfield,
Kent following structural failure of the starboard elevator. Two passengers killed of the six people on board.
On 1 May 1930,
Farman F.63 Goliath F-ADCA crashed at
Penshurst,
Kent after encountering a heavy squall whilst on a flight form Le Bourget to Croydon.[14]
On 25 July 1930,
Lioré et Olivier LeO 21 F-AIZO Golden Ray/Rayan d'Or made a forced landing at
Snave, Kent following an engine failure. The aircraft was dismantled and removed to
Hythe, Kent.[14]
On 17 January 1931,
Bréguet 280T F-AIVU crashed whilst attempting to land at Lympne.[15][16] The aircraft caught the boundary fence and crashed onto the airfield, damaging the forward fuselage and undercarriage.[17] Of the eight people on board, one of the crew was injured.[15]
On 23 April 1931,[18] Farman F.60 Goliath F-ADDT Languedoc of Air Union crashed at Widehurst Farm, Marden after taking off from Marden. The aircraft was carrying mail.[19]
17 September 1932,
Lioré et Olivier 213 F-AIFE struck a tree in poor visibility and crashed at Selsdon Park, United Kingdom while on approach to Croydon Airport, killing the pilot; the co-pilot survived.
^"Accidents in the Gale: Air Liner Damaged". The Times. No. 45724. London. 19 January 1931. col F, p. 12.
^"April 1931". Vic Smith. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^Alderson, Catherine; Gosling, Chris; Gosling, Mari; McArragher, Steve; Adam, Richard (2009). Marden's Aviation History. Marden: The Marden History Group. p. 11.
On 7 May 1923,
Farman F.60 Goliath F-AEGP Flandre was damaged in a forced landing at
Lympne, Kent. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.[1]
On 14 May 1923, Goliath F-AEBY
crashed at
Monsures,
Somme, killing all six people on board. The aircraft was on a scheduled international passenger flight from
Paris to
Croydon
On 27 August 1923, Farman F.60 Goliath F-AECB
crashed at
East Malling,
Kent. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Paris to Croydon. A precautionary landing was made at
Lympne due to weather, following which the flight was resumed. One engine later failed and the aircraft crashed following misunderstanding of an instruction for a number of passengers to move towards the rear of the aircraft, affecting the centre of gravity and causing the aircraft to enter a spin.
On 3 December 1923, Goliath F-AEIF force-landed at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent following technical failure; all on board survived, but the aircraft, operating a flight from Paris to Croydon, was written off.[2]
On 22 January 1924, Goliath F-GEAO was destroyed by fire following an accident when landing at
Croydon.[1]
On 6 August 1924,[3] Farman F.60 Goliath F-ADDT Languedoc was on a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris to Croydon when the port engine failed. A forced landing was made at
Golden Green,
Kent. One person amongst the pilot and five passengers on board was injured. The aircraft was dismantled to allow removal. It was later repaired and returned to service.[4]
On 8 February 1925, a Farman Goliath crashed whilst attempting to land at Lympne. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Paris to Croydon when an engine failed over the Channel.[5]
On 16 October 1925, Goliath F-HMFU Île de France of Air Union crashed at
Wadhurst,
East Sussex.[1] Three passengers were killed and two were injured.[6] The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932. Its fuselage is preserved at the
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Paris.[1]
On 14 November 1925, Farman F.60 Goliath F-FHMY ditched in the
English Channel7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) off
Boulogne.[1] The badly damaged aircraft was salvaged and rebuilt as an F.63, returning to service in 1929, but was written off after a 1930 crash.[7]
On 31 May 1926,
Bréguet 14T bis F-ADAI disappeared over the English Channel during a Paris-Croydon mail flight. Neither the aircraft nor the pilot have been found.[8]
On 2 October 1926, Blériot 155 F-AICQ Clement Adercrashed at
Leigh, Kent following an in-flight fire. Both crew and all five passengers were killed.
On 10 March 1927, Goliath F-AEGP of Air Union made a forced landing near
Tonbridge, Kent following an engine failure.[1]
On 24 November 1927, Goliath F-GEAB of Air Union was severely damaged in a forced landing at Yaldham Manor,
Wrotham, Kent. The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.[1]
On 6 March 1928, Goliath F-AECU Normandie of Air Union crashed at
Hythe, Kent. The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932.[1]
On 11 March 1928, Goliath F-AEFC crashed into the English Channel whilst operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Paris to Croydon. The aircraft had landed at
Saint-Inglevert to await an improvement in the weather before continuing its journey.[9] and the passenger (or passengers[10]) had decided to continue the journey by boat. The aircraft broadcast a
Mayday before it crashed into the sea killing both crew.[9] The bodies of the victims were picked up by the
Southern Railway's ferry
Maid of Orleans.[10]
On 19 May 1929 Farman F.63bis Goliath F-GEAI,[11] on a flight from Croydon to Paris crashed at Keylands Sidings near
Paddock Wood railway station, it stopped yards from the signal box and was destroyed by fire, the pilot and mechanic escaped with minor injuries.[12]
On 31 July 1929, Goliath F-GEAB of Air Union, on a flight from London to Paris carrying
gold bullion was damaged in a forced landing near
Smarden in Kent, bushes on the riverbank stopped the aircraft entering the
River Beult although some of the gold bullion it was carrying ended up in the river, the bullion was recovered by spectators and transferred by lorry to Lympne for onward transport to Paris.[1][13] The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932.[1]
On 15 November 1929,
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-190 F-AIGB disappeared off Cape Zivia in fog with three on board; the wreckage has never been found. The aircraft was operating a flight from Marseille to Tunis.
On 10 February 1930,
Farman F.63 Goliath F-FHMY
crashed at
Marden Airfield,
Kent following structural failure of the starboard elevator. Two passengers killed of the six people on board.
On 1 May 1930,
Farman F.63 Goliath F-ADCA crashed at
Penshurst,
Kent after encountering a heavy squall whilst on a flight form Le Bourget to Croydon.[14]
On 25 July 1930,
Lioré et Olivier LeO 21 F-AIZO Golden Ray/Rayan d'Or made a forced landing at
Snave, Kent following an engine failure. The aircraft was dismantled and removed to
Hythe, Kent.[14]
On 17 January 1931,
Bréguet 280T F-AIVU crashed whilst attempting to land at Lympne.[15][16] The aircraft caught the boundary fence and crashed onto the airfield, damaging the forward fuselage and undercarriage.[17] Of the eight people on board, one of the crew was injured.[15]
On 23 April 1931,[18] Farman F.60 Goliath F-ADDT Languedoc of Air Union crashed at Widehurst Farm, Marden after taking off from Marden. The aircraft was carrying mail.[19]
17 September 1932,
Lioré et Olivier 213 F-AIFE struck a tree in poor visibility and crashed at Selsdon Park, United Kingdom while on approach to Croydon Airport, killing the pilot; the co-pilot survived.
^"Accidents in the Gale: Air Liner Damaged". The Times. No. 45724. London. 19 January 1931. col F, p. 12.
^"April 1931". Vic Smith. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^Alderson, Catherine; Gosling, Chris; Gosling, Mari; McArragher, Steve; Adam, Richard (2009). Marden's Aviation History. Marden: The Marden History Group. p. 11.