Bouches-du-Rhône

The crew left Marseille-Marignane to perform a test mission on this third example. After a 4 hours and 20 minutes flight, the crew returned to his base. On landing on the Étang de Berre, the seaplane bounced four times, took off and flew less than 20 meters over hangars. At 1725LT, the crew made a second attempt to land when the aircraft hit the water surface, bounced three times and plunged into the water, hit the bottom and eventually came to rest. All eight crew members were unhurt but the aircraft was severely damaged and later considered as a complete write off.
Crew:
Jean Reviron, pilot,
Jean Sarrail, pilot 6.

Source: Jean-Louis Bléneau
Photos: http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/bleneau/se200_2/se200_2.pdf

Prior to departure, the crew was briefed about the poor weather conditions in south of France and that he should avoid this area. While cruising southeast of Avignon, the aircraft went through a low pressure zone with cumulonimbus. It encountered severe turbulences, lost two engines and its tail, went into a dive and crashed in a field in Verquières. All 11 occupants were killed. It appears that few elements of the aircraft broke off due to severe turbulences that exceeded their certification.

Shortly after takeoff from Istres-Le Tubé Airbase, the captain was forced to feather the propeller on engine number one because it was running roughly. He elected to return to Istres, initiated a turn and started an approach when he realized he was misaligned with the runway centerline. He increased power on the three remaining engines in an attempt to make a go around when the aircraft stalled and crashed on an abandoned hangar located short of the runway threshold. Four crew were injured, five others were unhurt and seven passengers were killed.
Crew killed were (115th Squadron):
S/L D. T. Moir, pilot,
G. Atter, flight engineer,
G. G. W. Carter,
J. T. Walton,
F/Lt P. Smith,
F/Sgt S. A. Wallace,
AC2 R. A. Knapp.

On the leg from Nice to Marseille, the crew started the descent to Marignane Airport when the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Sainte-Beaume Mountain Range, near Gémenos. A crew member was seriously injured while both other occupants were killed. Two days later, the only survivor died from his injuries. Delivered in September 5, 1945, the aircraft entered in service in June 8, 1946 only.
Crew:
Gabriel Cahouet, pilot,
Henri Decoudray, radio navigator,
Robert Salles, mechanic.

While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Pic des Mouches (1,011 meters high) located in the Sainte-Victoire Mountain Range, near Puyloubier. The wreckage was found about 24 km east of Aix-en-Provence and all five crew members were killed.
Source:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19460202-3

The aircraft was on its way from Palermo to London with released British soldiers returning home. While flying south of Marseille at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and was destroyed upon impact. On the scene, rescuers were able to evacuate a passenger seriously injured while 25 other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to snow falls and the aircraft was following a wrong path.
Crew (271st Squadron):
F/Lt William George Elliott Buchanan, pilot,
F/Sgt Edwin Alan Chapman, copilot,
W/O John Wyvill Suart, navigator,
F/O Ralph Nathaniel Smith, wireless operator.
Passengers:
LAC Stephen Michael Aungier,
LAC John Kendal Bond,
Drv Henry Canham,
LAC Charles George Cottle,
LAC Henry Cunningham,
LAC Gwilym Daniels,
LAC Ernest John Fessi,
Pvt John James Flanagan,
LAC Leonard Roy Fouracre,
Sap Eric Gardham,
LAC Trevor Ernest Giles,
LAC Ronald Gillingham,
Cpt Paul Verrier Isaac,
Cpt Wilfred Kendrick Lloyd,
Lt Peter Marriott,
Lt John Harold Nutt,
Cpl Walter Peacock,
Pvt Benjamin Price,
Lt Maurice Ernest Rennie,
Lt Robert Thomas Tobias,
Lt Stanley Charles Turner,
Cpt George Wood.

The crew was performing a mission to the Middle East and the takeoff run was completed by night and poor weather conditions. At liftoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All four crew members and 13 passengers were killed while seven others were seriously injured.
Crew (78th Squadron):
F/O Guy Wilberforce Venables,
F/O Arthur Ernest Venables,
F/O John Edward Dickson,
F/Sgt Eric Frank Dean.
Passengers:
Cpl Headley Brightmore Archer,
LAC Robert Bell,
LAC David Briddock,
LAC Walter James Chaimberlain,
Cpl George Eric Coldwell,
LAC Ronald Fulstone Elliott,
LAC Victor Robert Haddock,
LAC Alfred Edgar Hamshere,
LAC George Brice Jones,
LAC John Ivor Morgan,
LAC Ronald Richards,
LAC Edmund Stuart,
Cpl Joseph Hutchinson.

The crew was completing a flight from Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport to Marseille-Marignane with three French passengers and a crew of four. While approaching Marseille from the east, the crew encountered poor visibility with foggy conditions. At an estimated altitude of 1,500 feet, the aircraft hit a hill located in Vitrolles, east of the airport. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (28th Squadron):
Lt Harry Noel Greenberg, pilot,
Lt A. F. Smith, copilot,
Cpl Trevor Griffiths, radio operator,
Lt Lloyd Charles Loram, navigator.
Passengers:
Lt Col Henri Marie Charles Thouvenin de Mirecourt,
Adj Siméon Chrétien,
Cpt Vincent Martinez.

Shortly after takeoff from Marseille-Marignane Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane named 'Languedoc' suffered an engine failure. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in the pond of Bolmon located about 3 km southwest of the airport. Two passengers were seriously injured and 15 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Robert Ane, pilot,
Daniel Jacomety, radio navigator,
Roger Jeune, flight engineer.

The airplane was completing an exercise at Istres-Le Tubé AFB when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Vergières located north of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj/C André Schirman,
Adj/C Joseph Beck,
Sgt Bernard Perrey,
Sgt André Frachez-Charlot.