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Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Dadjo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AQBJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Niamey - Cotonou
MSN:
10
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Niamey to Cotonou, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near Dadjo, south of Carnotville. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Paul Perrichon, pilot,
Emile Bossard, radio navigator,
Marcel Locqueneux, flight engineer.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 into the Gulf of Tonkin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AQBA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
01
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a flight from France to southeast Asia, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. It went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Alfred Lacaze, pilot,
Jean Assolant, copilot,
Francis Pechard, radio navigator,
Pierre Valepyn, engineer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Ouistreham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ARTD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
22
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While flying over the region of Caen, the three engine aircraft was mistakenly shot down by the French Flak. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Ouistreham. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both pilots were unhurt while the radio navigator André Descamps was killed.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by the French Flak.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Argana: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1939 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ARIC
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Dakar – Casablanca – Paris
MSN:
25
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft departed Dakar at 0600LT bound for Casablanca. At 1530LT, the crew was informed by a radio message that weather was deteriorating ahead with clouds and negative temperatures. Few minutes later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a mountainous area located near Argana, some 50 km northeast of Agadir. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
Yves Ripault, pilot,
Roger Perrot, radio navigator,
Eugène Courson, engineer.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight following sudden icing conditions caused by unpredictable weather.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 near Corsavy: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1938 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AQBB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Dakar – Casablanca – Oran – Toulouse – Paris
MSN:
02
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
While cruising over the Pyrénées Mountains, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with reduced visibility caused by heavy snow falls. At an altitude of 2,100 metres, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of the Cinq Croix Peak, exploded and came to rest the 'Ravin de la Prison', near the Las Indis Mines, some 35 km southwest of Perpignan. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and and all eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Henri Guy, pilot,
André Leymarios, radio navigator,
Etienne Duthuron, engineer.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.