October 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash
F-AICQ , the aircraft involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 October 1926 |
| Summary | In-flight fire |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Blériot 155 |
| Aircraft name | Clement Ader |
| Operator | Air Union |
| Registration | F-AICQ |
| Flight origin | Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France |
| Destination | Croydon Airport, Croydon, United Kingdom |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The October 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash happened on 2 October 1926 at Leigh, Kent when Blériot 155 F-AICQ caught fire in mid-air and crashed while the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing at Penshurst Airfield. Both crew members and all five passengers were killed. This was the first in-flight fire occurring on an airliner.