Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan in Les Bouchoux: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 13, 1947
Registration:
F-BDYH
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Basel – Lyon – Perpignan – Oran
MSN:
401
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While flying over the Jura Mountain Range at a too low altitude, the three engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area called La Joux. The radio navigator Henri Glaise was slightly injured, the mechanic Leroy was seriously injured and the pilot Alain Bamayeux was killed.
