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Crash of a Caudron C.280/6 Phalène in Panges: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1933 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.280 Phalène
Operator:
Aéroclub de la Tour du Pin
Registration:
F-AMEX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Guyancourt – Oyonnax
MSN:
6696.1
YOM:
1933
Location:
Panges
Côte-d'Or
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
3000
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Guyancourt, Yvelines, on a flight to Oyonnax with spare parts for another aircraft broken down in Oyonnax. While cruising northwest of Dijon, the crew encountered foggy conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Panges. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Henri Valot, pilot
André Lavalée, engineer by Renault.

Crash of a Caudron C.286/2 Phalène in Le Penon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1933 at 1935 LT
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.280 Phalène
Operator:
Henri Gelley
Registration:
F-AMGI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris - Biarritz
MSN:
6719.2
YOM:
1933
Location:
Le Penon
Landes
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Paris-Orly on a private flight to Biarritz, carrying three passengers and one pilot. En route, he encountered various technical problems and this brand new aircraft that had just been delivered. While approaching Biarritz, he encountered an unexpected situation and abandoned the aircraft that crashed near a wooded area located in Le Penon, some 28 km north of Biarritz. The pilot was found uninjured while all three passengers were killed.
Crew:
Henri Gelley, pilot.
Passengers:
André Chalaux,
Maurice Dubois
Louis Pluquet.
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