Crash of an Amiot 143 in Chaumont: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 29, 1940
Registration:
E-198
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chaumont - Chaumont
MSN:
39
YOM:
1935
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chaumont Airbase on a bombing mission but was forced to return for unknown reasons. Due to mechanical problems, the airplane landed perpendicular to the landing area and crashed on a parked Amiot 143. Both aircraft were destroyed. A crew was seriously injured and died from injuries sustained the following day. The second crew was unhurt.
Crew:
Adj/C Joseph Gaston Victor Barrau de Lorde, pilot, †
Lt Jacob, pilot.
Crew:
Adj/C Joseph Gaston Victor Barrau de Lorde, pilot, †
Lt Jacob, pilot.