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.

On board were the pilot and his mechanic, two male and three female passengers and 1,800 pounds (820 kg) of cargo, consisting of motor spares and furs.

The fire was seen to spread to the wing and the aircraft changed direction, evidently heading for Penshurst Airfield.

[1] Three members of the public and a policeman attempted to rescue the passengers and crew on board the aircraft.

The smouldering wreckage was guarded overnight by the local police and an official from the Air Ministry arrived the next morning to begin his investigation into the crash.

Around 6,000 sightseers came to see the wreckage, their presence causing congestion in the narrow lanes and necessitating the area being cordoned off so that the investigators could carry out their work and also to prevent contamination of the evidence.

A doctor gave evidence that all the victims had suffered multiple fractures, and that death would have occurred within a short time of the accident.