Air Union Blériot 155 catches fire in mid-air and crashes

The October 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash happened on 2 October 1926 at Leigh, Kent when Blériot 155 F-AICQ caught fire in mid-air and crashed while the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing at Penshurst Airfield. Both members of crew and all five passengers were killed. This was the first in-flight fire occurring on an airliner.

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