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Crash of a Grumman S-2 Tracker in Corsica: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 25, 1996
Operator:
Registration:
F-ZBFO
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bastia - Marseille
MSN:
419
YOM:
1959
Flight number:
Pélican 16
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Bastia Airport on a flight to Marseille when he was called for a last fire fighting mission in the afternoon. While flying at low height over hilly terrain, the aircraft struck obstacles and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crash of a Dornier DO.28B-1 in France
Date & Time:
Mar 15, 1981
Operator:
Registration:
F-ZBBK
MSN:
3111
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in France in March 1981. The exact date as well as the occupant's fate remains unclear.
Crash of a Lockheed PV-7 Neptune into the Iroise Sea: 13 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 13, 1967 at 2145 LT
Operator:
Registration:
147565
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lorient - Lorient
MSN:
726-7181
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
The crew departed Lorient-Lann Bihoué Naval Air Station on a maritime patrol flight on behalf of the 24F Group. En route, in unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed into the Iroise Sea, some 40 nautical miles off the Ar-Men lighthouse, Britain. All 13 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Thaddée Tyl, pilot,
Maître Guy Stivalet, pilot,
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Jean-François Lucas, navigator,
Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacques Guillemette, navigator,
Maître Michel Maurin, navigator,
Premier Maître François Connan, flight engineer,
Premier Maître Raymond Couturier, flight engineer,
Maître Joseph Vanteene, flight engineer,
Premier Maître Léopold Claulin, electronician,
Maître Bernard Gueneguan, electronician,
Maître Joseph Helliott, electronician,
Maître Jean-Claude Pledel, electronician,
Second Maître Louis Delannoy.
Crew:
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Thaddée Tyl, pilot,
Maître Guy Stivalet, pilot,
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Jean-François Lucas, navigator,
Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacques Guillemette, navigator,
Maître Michel Maurin, navigator,
Premier Maître François Connan, flight engineer,
Premier Maître Raymond Couturier, flight engineer,
Maître Joseph Vanteene, flight engineer,
Premier Maître Léopold Claulin, electronician,
Maître Bernard Gueneguan, electronician,
Maître Joseph Helliott, electronician,
Maître Jean-Claude Pledel, electronician,
Second Maître Louis Delannoy.
Crash of a SNCASO SO.95M Corse III in France
Date & Time:
Jan 23, 1962
Operator:
Registration:
2.S.15
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a liaison flight on behalf of the contingent based at Lann-Bihoué NAS. En route, the right engine caught fire and the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a prairie. While all occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
The right engine caught fire in flight.
Crash of a SNCASO SO.95 Corse II in France
Date & Time:
Dec 31, 1960
Operator:
Registration:
56.S.17
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
17
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft crash landed in a field, lost its undercarriage and came to rest, broken in two. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off. The exact date of the occurrence remains unknown.
Crash of a Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard in the Pyrenees Mountains: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 25, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
045
Survivors:
No
MSN:
088C
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Pyrenees Mountain Range, killing all five occupants.
Crash of a Dassault M.D.315 Flamant in France
Date & Time:
Apr 27, 1951
Operator:
Registration:
U
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1
YOM:
1949
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Belly landed somewhere in France while performing a test flight for the manufacturer Avions Marcel Dassault.
Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow I in Normandy
Date & Time:
Sep 13, 1944 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
K6937
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to divert to the nearest US airfield. On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a USAF parked C-47. Both aircraft were destroyed and the fate of the crew remains unknown as well as the exact place of occurrence.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston III in France
Date & Time:
Jun 28, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AL459
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ford - Ford
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to the RAF Ford in West Sussex following the attack of a German airbase located near Évreux, France. Following an uneventful mission, the crew was returning to his base when he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an open field located in the north part of France. While all three occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (23th Squadron):
P/O R. R. Coventry,
Sgt R. R. Gunning,
Sgt W. N. Barlow.
Crew (23th Squadron):
P/O R. R. Coventry,
Sgt R. R. Gunning,
Sgt W. N. Barlow.
