Crash of a CAMS 55 in Cléon: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 9, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
85
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Les Mureaux - Cherbourg
MSN:
85
YOM:
1932
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Les Mureaux to transfer the float plane to Cherbourg on behalf of the Service Réception et Convoyage (SRC). En route, the airplane was hit by the German Flak. At low height, the mechanic was able to bail out and survived. Unfortunately, the pilot was killed as he bailed out too late and his parachute failed to open in due time.
Crew:
Sgt Louis Evrard Corrège, pilot +1.
Crew:
Sgt Louis Evrard Corrège, pilot +1.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
