1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash

Flight that crashed during an air show in 1980 April 2022 Biggin Hill Invader crash File:Douglas_A-26C_Invader_AN1121137.jpg The accident aircraft in 1978 Accident 1980 09 21 y 51.319 0.021 type:event_globe:earth_region:GB title Douglas A-26C-25-DT InvaderUSAF Serial Number Search Results http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=43-22612 2022-08-15 cgibin.rcn.com Double Trouble Euroworld N3710G Biggin Hill, United Kingdom 7 6 1 7 The Biggin Hill Invader crash was an accident involving a Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft which crashed during an airshow at Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, on 21 September 1980.28986 Accident Douglas A-26C Invader N3710G, 21 Sep 1980 N3710G Douglas A-26 Invader 4 July 2021 The pilot and six passengers were killed, prompting the Civil Aviation Authority to introduce rules preventing passengers from being carried during air displays.B-26 crash at Biggin Hill http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id250.html Aircraft The Douglas A-26 Invader was a twin-engined medium bomber built for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) around 1943. It had been sold after the war and had been operated from England since the mid-1970s as a warbird in USAAF markings as "322612", with the nickname Double Trouble. Its aircraft registration number was N3710G. Accident During the Biggin Hill Battle of Britain airshow, the Invader made a fast run along the crowd line at 150 ft m then attempted to carry out either a barrel roll or a wingover. When the aircraft was inverted, the roll rate increased and it dived into the ground in the valley at the end of the runway. The pilot and six passengers were killed.Seven killed as bomber crashes at Biggin Hill Stewart Tendler 22 September 1980 1 60730 References Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas A-26 Invader Category:Aviation accidents and incidents at air shows Category:1980 in London Category:1980 disasters in the United Kingdom Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1980 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in London Category:History of the London Borough of Bromley Category:September 1980 in the United Kingdom