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Crash of a Wibault 283.T12 in Croydon

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Wibault 282/283
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMHO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris – Croydon
MSN:
5
YOM:
1933
Location:
Croydon
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the airplane named 'Le Téméraire' crashed upon landing at Croydon Airport. All 10 occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Farman F.305 in Prague

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.305
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALEF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris – Lyon – Prague
MSN:
7241.1
YOM:
1931
Location:
Prague
Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon touchdown at Prague Airport, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Latécoère 26-2R in Santo Amaro: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1934 at 1435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 26
Operator:
Registration:
F-AILK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Santo Amaro - Santo Amaro
MSN:
662
YOM:
1927
Location:
Santo Amaro
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Santo Amaro at 1430LT on a local flight with two crew members and five passengers. About five minutes into the flight, the airplane impacted a tree and crashed, bursting into flames. All five passengers were slightly injured while the pilot was killed and the radio operator was seriously injured. He died of injuries the next day.
Crew:
Victor Etienne, pilot,
Henrique Baudel, radio navigator.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-213 in Croydon: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1934 at 0505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-213
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIVG
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Croydon – Paris
MSN:
03
YOM:
1928
Location:
Croydon
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Croydon Airport on an early mail/cargo flight to Paris-Le Bourget. After takeoff shortly after 5am, while climbing in reduced visibility due to mist, the airplane collided with the mast of an antenna, stalled and crashed in the garden of a house located in Wallington. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Raymond Defives, pilot,
Edouard L'Huillier, radio navigator.

Crash of a Wibault 282T.12 off Dieppe: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1934 at 1220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Wibault 282/283
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMHP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Paris – Croydon
MSN:
8
YOM:
1933
Location:
Dieppe
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1115LT on a schedule service to Croydon, carrying three passengers and three crew members. While cruising over The Channel, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. The pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the water surface when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Croydon, SAR operations were initiated by British and French Authorities. Nine days later, on May 18, the dead body of a passenger was found on a beach in Fort-Mahon, Manche. Also, few debris and some mail were later recovered on several beaches of the area. The wreckage was never found. It is believed that the airplane may have crashed about 15 km north of Dieppe, Seine-Maritime.
Crew:
François Cannet, pilot,
Joseph Ollier, radio navigator,
Myles Murphy, steward.
Passengers:
Comte de Neuville,
Mr. Guichard,
Arthur Louis Fraissard.
Probable cause:
Due to the lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined.

Crash of a Latécoère 25-3R in Berre-l'Étang

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1934 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 25
Operator:
Registration:
F-AISB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marseille - Barcelona
MSN:
650
YOM:
1928
Location:
Marseille-Marignane
Bouches-du-Rhône
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Marseille-Marignane Airport, while climbing, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a marshy field located in Berre-l'Étang, about 6 km north of the airfield. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Latécoère 28-0 near the Cape Bojador: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJPA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Casablanca – Dakar – Buenos Aires
MSN:
925
YOM:
1930
Location:
Cape Bojador
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Paris on an international schedule service to Buenos Aires with five passengers and two crew members on board. On the leg from Casablanca to Dakar, while cruising at night at an altitude of 3,000 metres, the engine caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in rough terrain located about 50 km from the Cape Bojador, bursting into flames. Six occupants were injured while the flight engineer Jean Reig was killed.
Crew:
Marcel Goret, pilot,
Frédéric Marret, radio operator,
Jean Reig, flight engineer. †
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a CAMS 53/1 off Qurbus

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1934
Type of aircraft:
CAMS 53
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALFF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marseille – Tunis
MSN:
34
YOM:
1931
Location:
Qurbus
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
A technical failure of unknown origin forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Gulf of Tunis, off Qurbus. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all occupants were rescued.

Crash of a Breguet 280T in Caromb: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 280
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJKX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marseille – Paris
MSN:
8
YOM:
1930
Location:
Caromb
Vaucluse
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Marseille to Paris, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In stormy weather, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the hill of Paty, in Caromb. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Pierre Lefèvre du Prey, pilot,
André Simon, radio navigator.
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