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On behalf of the Section Civile de Liaisons Aériennes Métropolitaines (SCLAM), the crew was performing a flight from Marseille-Marignane Airport to the airbase of Ambérieu-en-Bugey. While descending in low visibility, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Maupertuis, in the region of Panossas. All four occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to low clouds.
Crew (both from Air France):
Maurice Pichon, pilot,
Etienne Cazenave, radio navigator.
Passengers:
Cdt Fesneau,
Cpt Falcon de Longevialle.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bloch MB.131 in Marcilloles

Date & Time: May 15, 1940

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Bloch MB.131

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L-386

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Marcilloles - Marcilloles

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131

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1938

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The crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a field located in Marcilloles and came to rest. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Lt Albert Lucien Rambaud, pilot,
Lt Durand, observer,
Sgt/C Maurice Seve, radio operator,
Cpl/C Vasseur, gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Charvieu-Chavagneux

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0500 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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KS+DS

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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Landsberg - Landsberg

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The crew was performing a reconnaissance flight over the area of Lyon, France. While cruising at night, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by Flak. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located in Charvieu-Chavagneux. All five crew members survived and became PoW.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Caudron C.445 Goéland in Sablons

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1939

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Caudron C.440 Goéland

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T-907

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Avord - Istres

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En route from Avord to Istres to transfer the squadron, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. The piot attempted an emergency landing in a snowy field located in Sablons, northwest of Saint-Rambert-d'Albon. Upon touchdown, the twin engine aircraft flipped over and crashed. All three crewmen were seriously injured ande the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Sgt Franck Barbet, pilot,
Cpl Jan Cerny, pilot,
Sgt Léon Colombier, mechanic.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.5 Courier in Grenoble

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1934

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Airspeed AS.5 Courier

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Air Taxis

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G-ACLS

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Brindisi – Croydon

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1934

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Grenoble. The pilot Mr. Crundall was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth near Grenoble: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1932

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Lionel John Porter Fowler

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G-ABFU

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Flight

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Private

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Mountains

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Stag Lane - Rome

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2123

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1930

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While cruising southeast of Grenoble at night, the aircraft collided with a high tension pylon and crashed in a hilly terrain located in the National Park of Écrins. Both occupants Nathan and George Montefiore were killed.