Seine-et-Marne

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Melun - Melun

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0281

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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

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SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc

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F-BATG

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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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

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Douglas A-26 Invader

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Vélizy-Villacoublay – Blida

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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

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Noorduyn Norseman

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43-35360

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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Chartres - Chelles-le-Pin

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434

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1944

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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

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42-110087

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Seething - Seething

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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 Dornier DO.17P in Melun-Villaroche: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1942 at 1020 LT

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Dornier DO.17

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3E+PU

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Melun-Villaroche Airport. All four crew members were killed.
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Lt Heinrich Frintrop, pilot,
Fw Siegfried Freitag, observer,
Ofw Heinz Berlau, radio operator,
Fw Ruppert Mebes, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Melun-Villaroche: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942 at 1454 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed near Melun-Villaroche Airfield and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.

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

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1942 at 1415 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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Plain, Valley

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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

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3676

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