1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash
{{Short description|Flight that crashed during an air show in 1980}}
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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name = Biggin Hill Invader crash
| image = File:Douglas_A-26C_Invader_AN1121137.jpg
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| caption = N3710G Invader in 1978
| occurrence_type = Accident
| date = {{start date|1980|09|21|df=y}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.319|0.021|type:event_globe:earth_region:GB|display=title}}
| aircraft_type = Douglas A-26C-25-DT Invader{{Cite web |title=USAF Serial Number Search Results |url=http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=43-22612 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=cgibin.rcn.com}}
| aircraft_name = Double Trouble
| operator = Euroworld
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| tail_number = N3710G
| origin = Biggin Hill, United Kingdom
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| occupants = 7
| passengers = 6
| crew = 1
| fatalities = 7
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The Biggin Hill Invader crash was an accident involving a twin-engined Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft which crashed during an airshow at Biggin Hill, United Kingdom on 21 September 1980.{{ASN accident |id=28986 |type= |title=Accident Douglas A-26C Invader N3710G, 21 Sep 1980 N3710G Douglas A-26 Invader|wikibase=yes |accessdate=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.{{cite web|title=B-26 crash at Biggin Hill|url=http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id250.html}}
Accident
During the Biggin Hill Battle of Britain airshow, the Invader made a fast run along the crowd line at {{convert|150|ft|m}} then attempted to carry out either a barrel-roll or a wing over. 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 the six passengers were killed.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Seven killed as bomber crashes at Biggin Hill |author=Stewart Tendler|date=22 September 1980 |page=1 |issue=60730 |column= }}
Aircraft
The Douglas A-26 Invader was an American medium bomber built for the United States Army Air Force around 1943. It was sold after the war and was operated from England since the mid 1970s as a warbird in USAAF markings as "322612", with the nickname "Double Trouble".
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Category:1980 disasters in the United Kingdom
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