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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Dammartin-en-Goële

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
G-AJBA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
London – Paris
MSN:
AX409
YOM:
1947
Location:
Dammartin-en-Goële
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cargo flight from London to Paris, carrying a load of newspapers. On approach to Le Bourget Airport, and engine caught fire. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames in a field located in Dammartin-en-Goële. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a SNCAC NC.702 Martinet in Melun

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1948
Type of aircraft:
SNCAC NC.701/702 Martinet
Operator:
Registration:
F-BDLR
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Melun - Melun
MSN:
0281
Location:
Melun-Villaroche
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Melun-Villaroche Airport while on a test flight. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Sud-Est SE.161 Languedoc in Coulommiers

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1948
Type of aircraft:
SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc
Operator:
Registration:
F-BATG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
07
Location:
Coulommiers
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Coulommiers. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas A-26 Invader in Chelles-le-Pin

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Vélizy-Villacoublay – Blida
Location:
Chelles-le-Pin
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Vélizy-Villacoublay, an engine caught fire. The captain elected to return but was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field located near the aerodrome of Chelles-le-Pin. The aircraft belly landed and came to rest in flames. All 15 occupants, most of them women and children flying back to Algeria, were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in Chelles-le-Pin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
43-35360
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chartres - Chelles-le-Pin
MSN:
434
YOM:
1944
Location:
Chelles-le-Pin
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed and destroyed on landing while on a flight from Chartres. The pilot Robert K. Brown was killed.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-130-CO Liberator in Coulombs-en-Valois: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1944 at 1350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-110087
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Seething - Seething
Location:
Coulombs-en-Valois
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The bomber aircraft left RAF Seething on a bombing mission to Ludwigshafen. While cruising east of Paris, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire. All ten crewmen were able to bail out while the aircraft crashed in an open field located in Coulombs-en-Valois. Nine crew members were unhurt while one was killed as his parachute did not open.
Crew (448th BG):
Lt Harrison C. Mellor, pilot,
2nd Lt Douglas J. Eames, pilot,
2nd Lt Frank H. Jacobson, navigator,
T/Sgt Francis C. Marx, radio operator,
Lt Marvin Thomson Goff, air bomber,
S/Sgt Nelson A. Branch, air gunner,
Sgt Mike Little, air gunner,
S/Sgt Ira R. Allen, air gunner,
S/Sgt Walter T. Bressler, air gunner,
T/Sgt William A. Warren, air gunner, †
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Brie-Comte-Robert: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1942 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2266
Location:
Brie-Comte-Robert
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Brie-Comte-Robert, killing the entire crew.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Hilliers: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3676
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Saint-Hilliers
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1505LT on a bombing mission over German columns in the Forêt de Gaul. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Saint-Hilliers, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Lewis M. Blanckensee, pilot,
Sgt Albert Williams, observer,
Sgt Jack Guest, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston in Léchelle: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
U-250
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bourges - Bourges
MSN:
35
YOM:
1940
Location:
Léchelle
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bourges to attack German troops located in the sector of Montmirail when it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in a field in Léchelle. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt/C Fernand Louis Frédéric Estève, pilot, †
S/Lt Paul André Defaye, observer, †
Sgt/C Vincent, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Amiot 354 at La Ferté-Gaucher

Date & Time: May 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Amiot 354
Operator:
Registration:
I-074
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
La Ferté-Gaucher - La Ferté-Gaucher
MSN:
4
YOM:
1940
Location:
La Ferté-Gaucher
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing, colliding with another Amiot 354. Both crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Cassot, pilot,
Sgt/C Savary.
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