Orléans-Bricy

The crew was completing a local training at Orléans-Bricy AFB. Following several circuits, the crew was attempting a new approach by night when the aircraft struck power cables, lost height and crashed in a field located near Chevilly, few km from the runway threshold. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. It was reported that the crew was forced to shut an engine down few seconds prior to the accident while flying in icing conditions. Despite the aircraft was established on the ILS, the crew was descending at an insufficient altitude. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited.

Six minutes after takeoff from Orléans-Bricy Airbase, while in initial climb, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 2 km north of Cercottes. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (Escadron de Transport 3/61 Poitou):
Lt André Brisset,
Lt Yves Fouques,
Lt Bernard Couturier,
Lt Charles Nguyen Than,
Lt Pierre Bourdet,
Lt Lucien Turina,
Lt César Serbassi,
Sgt Charles Guinet.

The airplane departed Orléans-Bricy Airbase on a bombing mission over enemy troops based near Amiens. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Wanel, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Adj Robert Mathonnière, Chief,
Lt Etienne Dominique Filippi, pilot, †
Cpl/C Edmond Julien Lucien Dumont, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Cpl/C Edouard Jacquemin, air gunner.

The airplane departed Orléans-Bricy to bomb a German column located near Saint Quentin. Ir was shot down by the pilot of a German Me.109 and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj André Louis Michelet, Chief,
Sgt Antoni Benoît Ghislain Servais, pilot,
Sgt/C Gilbert Lucien Roques, radio operator,
Adj Paul Augé, air gunner.

The airplane departed Orléans-Bricy AFB to bomb a column of tanks east of Saint Quentin. While attacked by Me.109, the pilot elected to evacuate the area. Flying at a too low altitude, the airplane collided with power lines and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj André René Lucien Vuathelot, pilot,
Adj Jacques Louis Mac-Guiness, pilot,
Adj Raymond Eugène Maffat, radio operator,
Sgt Henri Hippolyte Legrand, air gunner.

The crew was completing a local training sortie preceding an important mission. Two minutes after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located north of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Jean Marie Joseph Basile Faure, pilot,
Lt Jean Joseph Spanolo, pilot,
Adj/C Marcel Roger René Dominé, radio operator,
Adj/C Charles Maurice Marie Harent, air gunner.