Narrative:
The first Boulton Paul P.71A aircraft, registered G-ACOX and named 'Boadicea' was lost in the English Channel, off Dungeness, Kent, on 25.9.36 while on an air-mail flight from Croydon to Le Bourget, Paris with the loss of the two crew: Captain Alfred Cecil Thomas (pilot, aged 36) and Harold Eugene Percival (wireless operator, aged 31).
accident date: 25-09-1936
type: Boulton Paul P.71A
registration: G-ACOX
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 25 September 1936 |
| Type: |  Boulton Paul P.71A |
| Operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-ACOX |
| MSN: | P.71A/1 |
| First flight: | 1934 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Dungeness ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom |
| Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
The first Boulton Paul P.71A aircraft, registered G-ACOX and named 'Boadicea' was lost in the English Channel, off Dungeness, Kent, on 25.9.36 while on an air-mail flight from Croydon to Le Bourget, Paris with the loss of the two crew: Captain Alfred Cecil Thomas (pilot, aged 36) and Harold Eugene Percival (wireless operator, aged 31).
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accident date: 25-09-1936
type: Boulton Paul P.71A
registration: G-ACOX
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from London-Croydon Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from London-Croydon Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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