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Crash of a Caudron C.444 near Salvezines: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AOMR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Vichy - Pau
MSN:
7267/3
YOM:
1936
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Vichy on a cargo flight to Pau, carrying one passenger and two crew members. While cruising west of Perpignan, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of the Pic de l'Estalle located near Salvezines. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Max Rives, pilot,
Jean Joly, radio navigator.
Passenger:
Mrs. Claire Roman, French aviator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Caudron C.445 Goéland on the Pic d'Estable: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1940 at 1545 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAAR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Clermont-Ferrand – Toulouse – Perpignan
MSN:
08403/85
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Clermont-Ferrand at 0847LT to Perpignan where the passenger was supposed to proceed with an inspection. A stop was scheduled in Carcassonne to deliver 50 kg of cargo. As the runway at Carcassonne Airport was wet, the crew decided to fly to Toulouse-Francazal Airport where he landed at 1015LT. The airplane took off at 1450LT for the second leg to Perpignan-La Llabanère. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and informed ground about his position over Pamiers at 1545LT then radio contact was lost. As the airplane failed to arrive in Perpignan, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few weeks later as no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found. On 2 December 1949, a park ranger found the wreckage on the north face of Pic d'Estable, near Puilaurens. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Marcel Henri Wingert, pilot,
Adj/C René Hilaire Kleber Margouet,
Adj Jean Jules Désiré Pater.
Passenger:
Cpt René Pierre Parpiel.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions between Toulouse and Perpignan.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Villemagne: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1940 at 0845 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-151
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Istres - Lézignan-Corbières - Toulouse
MSN:
257
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Istres-Le Tubé Airbase on a flight to Toulouse-Francazal with an intermediate stop in Lézignan-Corbières. It took off from Lézignan-Corbières Airfield at 0805LT for the second leg of the trip. While cruising at an altitude of 1,800 metres in clouds, the crew encountered icing conditions. Controls got jammed and the pilot bailed out when the airplane entered a dive and crashed onto a farm, bursting into flames. The pilot survived while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Jean René Durand, pilot,
Sgt Louis d'Esperonnat, pilot,
Cpl/C Joseph Marie Gelin, mechanic,
Cpl Gilbert Augier, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Monthaut: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-581
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bussac-Forêt - Perpignan
MSN:
45
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed a military camp in Bussac-Forêt to be transferred to Perpignan-La Llabanere. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The airplane apparently lost a wing then entered a dive and crashed in a hilly terrain. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj Lucien Henri Robert Coiffier, pilot,
Sgt/C Roger Pierre Bertrand, observer,
Sgt/C Raymond Eugène Emmanuel Chrétien, air gunner.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Oliver LeO 451 in Lézignan-Corbières: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1940 at 1500 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-647
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lézignan-Corbières - Lézignan-Corbières
MSN:
111
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Lézignan-Corbières on a local test flight. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 metres with the undercarriage retracted, the airplane entered a left turn then rolled left to an angle of 45° when control was lost. The aircraft crashed in a field located 1,500 metres past the runway end, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Adj Laurent Pochard, pilot,
Adj Robert Doideau, pilot,
Sgt/C André Deguil, mechanic,
Lt Pierre Gillet, Chief.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of a powerplant failure.

Crash of a Fokker F7 in Carcassonne

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EC-UAA
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Valencia – Carcassonne – Paris
MSN:
5352
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Valencia, Spain, on a cargo flight to Paris, carrying two passengers, two crew members and a load of gold. En route, the crew decided to make an intermediate stop at an airport located in Aude, probably Carcassonne. After touchdown, the airplane suffered a gear collapse. It veered off runway and came to rest. All four occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Heinkel He.70 in Carcassonne

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-UHUX
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stuttgart – Sevilla - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
403
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Stuttgart to Sevilla, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field near Carcassonne and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members Heinrich Schneehage and Fritz Branner escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13 in Coursan

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AHEU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran
MSN:
36
YOM:
1925
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Toulouse to Barcelona, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew made an emergency landing in Coursan, north of Narbonne. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Charles Poulin, pilot,
Georges Lacoste, radio.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.