Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 206 in Reims: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1935 at 2350 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chartres - Reims
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Chartres, the crew was approaching Reims-Champagne Airbase by night. On approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane collided with the pylon of an electrical powerline and crashed some 500 metres short of runway. Four crew members were injured while the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Raymond Barnault, †
Cpt René Moguet +3.
Crew:
Sgt/C Raymond Barnault, †
Cpt René Moguet +3.
