Amiot 354 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
S/Lt Gabriel Yves Marie Le Pape, pilot,
Sgt/C Georges René Lebeau, pilot,
Sgt Jean Désiré Feral, radio operator,
Sgt/C Maurice Georges René Hugon, air gunner.

Crash of an Amiot 351 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-148

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Villeneuve-sur-Lot and was supposed to be transferred to Algeria. It crashed in unknown circumstances upon takeoff. All three crew members evacuated safely while two soldiers (Roger Seillier and Gustave Froideval) staying near the runway were killed.

Crash of an Amiot 354 near Châlons-en-Champagne

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-077

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Avord - Avord

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Avord in the evening of June 12 to attack a German column moving in the area of Châlons-en-Champagne. Approaching the target, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field. All four crew members evaded, one was injured.
Crew:
Lt Decamp, pilot,
Sgt Puivif, pilot,
Sgt Armanet, radio operator,
Adj Bordenet, air gunner.

Crash of an Amiot 354 in Humbligny: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-134

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Avord - Avord

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Avord to attack an armored column moving south of Montmirail. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on the slope of the Butte d'Humbligny (431 metres high) located 16 km southwest of Sancerre. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Adj/C Paul Sabourault, pilot, †
Lt Edouard Albert Louis Turrel, observer +1.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Amiot 354 in Beugnon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1940 at 0010 LT

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-078

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Saint-Florentin - Saint-Florentin

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

4000

Circumstances:

The crew departed Saint-Florentin Airfield on a night training flight. While flying at a height of 100 metres, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed at high speed in a swamp. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Marcel Decombe, pilot,
Sgt Lucien Louis Léon Clément, radio operator,
Adj Pierre Eugène Marcel Carteron, mechanic.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane after the elevators got jammed, maybe because of a steel pin.

Crash of an Amiot 354 at La Ferté-Gaucher

Date & Time: May 28, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-074

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

La Ferté-Gaucher - La Ferté-Gaucher

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Crashed upon landing, colliding with another Amiot 354. Both crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Cassot, pilot,
Sgt/C Savary.

Crash of an Amiot 354 in Vauxrezis: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-108

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

La Ferté-Gaucher - La Ferté-Gaucher

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

While on an offensive reconnaissance mission over Givet, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Vauxrezis. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Maurice Jean Marie Lafargue, pilot,
Lt Pierre Eugène Marchand, bomber,
Adj/C Georges Ludovic Charles Sere, radio operator,
Sgt/C Marcel Léon Joseph Galerneau, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Amiot 354 in La Vallée-au-Blé: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940 at 0015 LT

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-099

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on a road, bursting into flames. Two crew members bailed out and became PoW and two others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Jean-Charles Joseph Dagnaux, Chief, †
Lt Frank Fremond, pilot,
Adj Maurice Louis Lavolley, bomber, †
Sgt/C Raymond Lucien Georges Regnault, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Amiot 354 in Orléans: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Amiot 354

Operator:

Registration:

I-073

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Orléans - Orléans

MSN:

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a local training sortie preceding an important mission. Two minutes after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located north of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Jean Marie Joseph Basile Faure, pilot,
Lt Jean Joseph Spanolo, pilot,
Adj/C Marcel Roger René Dominé, radio operator,
Adj/C Charles Maurice Marie Harent, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.