A de Havilland DH.34 G-EBBX of Imperial Airways, which had only just taken off from Croydon Airport bound for Paris, crashed at Purley in Surrey. All seven passengers and the pilot were killed. A subsequent inquest found that the aircraft crashed due to an unknown mechanical defect, and had stalled whilst an emergency landing was being attempted.
Sources: Inside Croydon, Londonist, Diamond Geezer.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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