No fatalities

Fokker ferry flight crash lands in Estaires, France (G-EBPL)

Merville, FranceFlight

On January 12, 1927, a Fokker F7 (registration G-EBPL) operated by Fokker Aircraft was involved in an aviation accident near Merville, France in flight. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 2 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A Fokker aircraft on a ferry flight from Croydon to Amsterdam crash landed in an open field near Merville due to poor weather. Both occupants were uninjured, but the airframe was destroyed.

What happened

The incident involved a Fokker aircraft that had previously been operated by a British carrier before being recovered by the manufacturer. At the time of the event, the plane was conducting a ferry flight from Croydon to Amsterdam. While cruising south of Lille, France, the crew encountered deteriorating weather conditions that necessitated an immediate response. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field situated in Estaires, approximately 5 km east of Merville Airport. The aircraft crash landed in this location. Although the airframe sustained damage beyond repair, both occupants on board remained uninjured.