1934 Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide crash
The 1934 Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide crash occurred on 2 October 1934 when a de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide of Hillman's Airways crashed into the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, killing all seven people on board. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Abridge Aerodrome to Le Bourget Airport, Paris. The accident resulted in the first write-off of a Dragon Rapide.
A de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide, similar to the accident aircraft.
Hillman's Airways was a 1930s British airline which later became part of British Airways.
Christening of a DH 86 by wife of Civil Aviation Minister at Stapleford Aerodrome, Abridge. From the Bennett Family Archive.