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En route from Biarritz to Sarre-Union, Bas-Rhin, weather conditions worsened and the pilot decided to fly below the clouds when the twin engine airplane crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Glux-en-Glenne, in south part of the Regional Park of Morvan. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain while flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I Saint-Brisson: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943

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Avro 683 Lancaster

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L7547

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Bottesford - Langar

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The aircraft left RAF Bottesford at 1914LT on February 13 on a bombing mission over Milan. On the return leg to RAF Langar, while overflying France, crew noticed that all four engines' temperature was too high. Shortly later, the engine number one fired and exploded. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft but only two crew bailed out and survived while five other occupants were killed when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Saint Brisson, west of Saulieu.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/Sgt John H. F. Whyte, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanley H. Eyre, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Thomas William Strong, observer, †
Sgt Frank Ivan Tillen, navigator, †
Ft/Sgt Athol Richard Grainger, †
Sgt Henry George Bone, †
Sgt Kenneth White. †

Probable cause:

Overheating, fire and explosion of the engine number one.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Champallement

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1940 at 0420 LT

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Bloch MB.210

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E-462

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Saint-Florentin - Saint-Florentin

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115

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1939

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Following a fuel exhaustion, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing when it impacted a mound and crashed. All four crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Adj Garlot, pilot,
Adj/C Colas, pilot,
Sgt Maujer, radio operator,
Adj de Hoorme, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.332 in Corbigny: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1934 at 1920 LT

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Dewoitine D.332

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F-AMMY

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

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Saigon - Yangon - Calcutta - Karachi - Gwadar - Basra - Damascus - Athens - Rome - Marseille - Paris

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Due to sandstorm in Karachi, the crew continued his route to Gwadar, Baluchistan. At night, the aircraft landed long and hit an obstacle that damaged a landing gear. Following repairs, the aircraft departed Gwadar few hours later. In Marseille, the crew was informed about poor weather conditions on the leg to Paris so he decided to make an intermediate stop at Lyon-Bron Airport where it landed at 1620LT. Despite terrible weather conditions (snowstorm, low visibility and night), the crew departed Lyon at 1815LT bound for Paris. Several Officials were waiting on this aircraft flying from Saigon and a ceremony has been organized. About an hour into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 1,700 metres in snow falls, the aircraft named 'Émeraude' entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the hill of La Linarde near Corbigny. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
André Launay, pilot,
Camille Crampel, engineer,
Ferdinand Queyrel, radio navigator.
Passengers:
Pierre Pasquier, Governor of Indochina,
Maurice Noguès, Deputy Director by Air France,
Maurice Balazuc, Director of Operations by Air France,
Emmanuel Chaumié, Director of French Civil Aviation Authority,
Colette Chaumié, Mr. Chaumié's wife,
Cpt Léon BrusseauX, personal assistant to Mr. Pierre Pasquier,
Jean-Jacques Larrieu, Head of mission by the Ministry of the Air.

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The loss of control was the consequence of an excessive accumulation of ice on wings, fuselage and stabilizers. This situation increased the aircraft's weight, reduced its performances and modified its aerodynamic properties. It is also believed that a variation occurred about the center of gravity while the aircraft was flying in icing conditions, which could be considered as a contributory factor.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Nevers: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1934

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De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Evelyn Frost

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G-ABDV

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Woodley - Cairo

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1930

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The aircraft departed Woodley on a flight to Cairo-Almaza with one passenger (Mrs. Evelyn Frost) and one pilot (Mr. Geoffrey Benskin Ruddle) on board. En route, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions and apparently attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with an electric pylon and crashed. The pilot was injured and the passenger was killed.

Crash of a Farman F.63bis Goliath in Luzy: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1928

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Farman F.63bis Goliath

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Plain, Valley

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Pau - Mainz

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En route from Pau to Mainz, Germany, the crew encountered unspecified problems. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field. By night and low visibility, the aircraft hit a tree and crashed in a field. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Raymond Labbé, pilot,
Adj/C Louis Le Bourhis, navigator,
Sgt Henri Bodin, mechanic,
Sg Marcel Picard, radio.