Dassault M.D.315 Flamant

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248

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Aix-en-Provence – Aix-en-Provence

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248

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1951

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The crew was engaged in a training sortie out from Aix-en-Provence Airbase. While cruising along the shore, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Saint-Pierre la Mer. The wreckage was found in a depth of five meters and all four crew members have been killed.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.312M Flamant near Solliès-Toucas: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1961

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3.S.

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Flight

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Mountains

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298

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1952

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The crew was completing a liaison flight from Hyères-Le Palyvestre Airbase. While cruising in misty conditions, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located northwest of Solliès-Toucas, Var. The wreckage was found near the Saint-Hubert convent. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (Escadrille 3.S.):
EV Jean-Pierre Besson,
Mt Ollivier,
SM Barrel.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.312M Flamant in Cannes: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1957 at 1207 LT

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11.S.12

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Takeoff (climb)

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Cannes – Paris

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310

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1952

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Shortly after takeoff from runway 17 at Cannes-Saint-Cassien Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height. It nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion about one km from the runway end. It was destroyed by a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed, among them Vice-Amiral Pierre Lancelot who was en route to Paris-Le Bourget Airport after a FAMMAC meeting in Cannes.
Crew (11S Squadron):
Cpt Vauchez, pilot,
Lt Le Mentec, pilot,
M/Sgt Georges Tisserand, mechanic,
M/Sgt Jean Boullie, radio operator.
Passenger:
Vice-Amiral Pierre Lancelot, Head of Staff of the French Navy.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the loss of control was caused by an error of the crew who did not prepare the flight according to procedures and failed to remove prior to takeoff the chock (splint) blocking the elevators while on the ground.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.315 Flamant in Fort Dauphine: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1957

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Crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Dauphine Airport, killing all five occupants.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.315 Flamant at Istres AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1956

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1949

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The accident occurred in unknown circumstances by night, killing all five occupants.

Crash of a Dassault MD.312M Flamant near Sainte-Maxime: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1954

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10.S.14

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Mountains

Schedule:

Fréjus - Fréjus

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299

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1952

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The crew was performing a training sortie from Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël NAS. En route, in unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed on the rocky slope of a mountain located about 9 km north of Sainte-Maxime. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (10S Squadron):
Aloïs Rabain, navigator
René Tosello,
Roger Falcou 3.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.315 Flamant in Việt Trì

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1952

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106

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106

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1950

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The crew was forced to make an emergency landing in a field located in Việt Trì, French Indochina. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all occupants were slightly injured and evacuated, among them the French General François Jean Antonin Gonzalez de Linarès.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.312 Flamant in Mont-de-Marsan

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

137

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Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Yes

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