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Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55 off Casablanca

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti S.55
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rome - Casablanca - Dakar - Recife - Buenos Aires
Location:
Casablanca
Grand Casablanca
Country:
Morocco
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a first flight from Italy to Argentina on this first or second prototype. For unknown reason, the seaplane crashed in the sea off Casablanca and was damaged beyond repair. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Caudron C.23 near Saint-Rambert-d’Albon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1919 at 1040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.23
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Villacoublay - Rome
Location:
Saint-Rambert-d’Albon
Drôme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing the first postal flight between Paris and Rome, Italy. The aircraft departed Villacoublay Airport at 0600LT. While overflying Drôme, the crew encountered strong winds from the north and one of the engines seems to have problems. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located in Coinaud, near Saint-Rambert-d’Albon. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Jules Védrines, pilot
Marcel Guillain, navigator.
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