Global Information1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash information
 G-AACI, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 March 1933 |
| Summary | Fire, suspected sabotage |
| Site | Near Diksmuide, Belgium 51°02′00″N 2°52′00″E / 51.0333°N 2.8667°E |
| Aircraft type | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy II |
| Aircraft name | City of Liverpool |
| Operator | Imperial Airways |
| Registration | G-AACI |
| Flight origin | Haren Airport |
| Destination | Croydon Airport |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 28 March 1933, an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy II passenger aircraft, named City of Liverpool and operated by British airline Imperial Airways, crashed near Diksmuide, Belgium, after suffering an onboard fire;[1] all fifteen people aboard were killed, making it the deadliest accident in the history of British civil aviation to that time. It has been suggested that this was the first airliner ever lost to sabotage,[2] and in the immediate aftermath, suspicion centred on one passenger, Albert Voss, who seemingly jumped from the aircraft before it crashed.
- ^ "British Air Disaster Fiteen Dead, Crash in Flames in Belgium". The Times. No. 46405. 29 March 1933. Obituaries, p. 14, col. D.
- ^ Denham, Terry (1996). World Directory of Airliner Crashes. Yeoford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 1-85260-554-5.