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Crash of a Lockheed 18-56-23 LodeStar near Paris

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1949

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 18 LodeStar

Operator:

Registration:

4X-ACL

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Site:

Schedule:

Paris - Tel Aviv

MSN:

18-2486

YOM:

1943

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Crew on board:

0

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0

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Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances near Paris while on an apparent delivery flight to Israel. The occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Sud-Est SE.161 Languedoc in Romainville: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1948 at 1550 LT

Type of aircraft:

SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc

Operator:

Registration:

F-BCUC

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

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Schedule:

Paris-Le Bourget - Paris-Le Bourget

MSN:

29

YOM:

1946

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Crew on board:

9

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Pax on board:

0

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Total fatalities:

9

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed on a factory located in Romainville, in the suburbs of Paris. All nine occupants were killed while two workers in the factory were slightly injured. The crew was performing a local training flight from Paris-Le Bourget Airport and the takeoff was initiated with one engine voluntarily inoperative.
Crew:
Georges Lemare, pilot,
Charles Fouquet, pilot,
François Rogale, copilot,
Jean Soulard, radio navigator,
Pierre Tolosano, mechanic,
Hubert Halter, mechanic,
Guy Kerespert, mechanic,
Roger Deluc, mechanic,
Pierre Ledoux, radio navigator by Air Atlas.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-70-DL near Paris

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1946 at 0836 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

OK-WDD

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Prague – Paris

MSN:

19102

YOM:

1943

Location:

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Crew on board:

5

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

10

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Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

The crew started the descent to Paris-Le Bourget when he encountered an unexpected situation. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing and the aircraft crash landed in a field located few km from the airport. All 15 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman near Paris

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Noorduyn Norseman

Operator:

Registration:

43-35409

Flight Phase:

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Site:

MSN:

483

YOM:

1944

Location:

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

0

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Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located northwest of Paris. The aircraft was destroyed while the pilot Shelby F. Boggess was injured.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Paris

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Operator:

Registration:

P4404

Flight Phase:

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Schedule:

Scampton – Scampton

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Crew on board:

4

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Pax on board:

0

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Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Scampton to attack airfield in northern France. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed southeast of Paris. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Brian Herbert Evans,
Sgt John Cecil Shaw,
Sgt William Keiran O'Leary,
Sgt David Young.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Breguet 284T in Bondy

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1929 at 1815 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

F-AIYB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Paris – Marseille – Tunis – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Karachi – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Hanoi

MSN:

01

YOM:

1928

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Crew on board:

3

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Pax on board:

0

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Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1752LT on a trip to Vietnam. The aircraft was fully prepared with 1,900 liters of fuel. Eight minutes after takeoff, while cruising over Paris at a height of 500 metres, the engine stopped. The crew attempted an emergency landing but the visibility was poor due to the night. The pilot tried to find a suitable open terrain for the emergency landing and eventually landed along the railway line near the Bondy Station. Upon landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and hit an electric pole, causing both left wings to separate. While the aircraft named 'Dragon de l'Annam' was destroyed, all three occupants evacuated safely.
Crew:
Dieudonné Costes,
Maurice Bellonte,
Paul Codos.

Probable cause:

According to the crew, a fuel line ruptured shortly after takeoff, causing the engine to stop.

Crash of a Breguet 19 in Paris: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1926

Type of aircraft:

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

0

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Total fatalities:

1

Circumstances:

The pilot, Lieutenant Albert Collet, made a bet with friends he was able to fly under the Eiffel tower and to pass between the pillars. Just prior reaching the Tower, the aircraft hit an antenna and crashed, bursting into flames. The only occupant was killed.

Probable cause:

Poor judgement on part of the pilot.

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