Country
France

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Atar

Date & Time: May 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-217
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
22
YOM:
1940
Location:
Atar
Adrar
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered a landing accident in Atar. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Tizi Ouzou: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1942 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-208
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
13
YOM:
1940
Location:
Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
At 0600LT, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Tizi Ouzou. The passenger Sgt Aimé Augier survived while seven others were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Algiers

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-162
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20
YOM:
1940
Location:
Algiers-Maison Blanche
Algiers
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport, the airplane collided with an earth mound and crashed in a vineyard. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Athens

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-225
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
30
YOM:
1940
Location:
Athens
Attica / Αττική
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered a landing accident in Athens. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Aleppo

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-160
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
18
YOM:
1940
Location:
Aleppo
Aleppo Governorate (محافظة حلب‎)
Country:
Syria
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons upon landing in Aleppo. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Algiers: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Algiers-Maison Blanche
Algiers
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Captain / Total flying hours:
1308
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Maison Blanche Airport near Algiers, while climbing to a height of 50 metres, the airplane was caught by strong winds, descended to the ground and crashed. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Adj Émile Lebonder, pilot,
Sgt Drancourt, radio operator,
Sgt Georges Leroy, mechanic.
Passengers:
Cdt Henry Petitjean-Roget,
Lt Charles Contesso
Adj Roger Wassner.

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Beyrouth

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Marseille – Tunis – Beyrouth
Location:
Beirut
Beirut Governorate
Country:
Lebanon
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft crash landed for unknown reason. While all four crew members were injured, the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Farman F.224 in Sonchamp: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-236
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vélizy-Villacoublay - Bourges
MSN:
41
YOM:
1940
Location:
Sonchamp
Yvelines
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Vélizy-Villacoublay Airbase on a flight to Bourges, carrying seven crew members and various equipment. Few minutes after departure, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crash landed in a field, bursting into flames. Four occupants were injured and three were killed.
Crew:
Adj/C Gaston Lepage, pilot, †
Adj Dumont, copilot,
Sgt/C Pierre Petricorne, radio operator, †
Sgt Noël Charles Gardenier, †
Sgt Maffat,
Adj Pinardi,
Pvt Rival.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Saint-Sernin-du-Bois

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1940 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-229
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saint-Yan - Saint-Yan
MSN:
34
YOM:
1940
Location:
Saint-Sernin-du-Bois
Saône-et-Loire
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Saint-Yan AFB on a raid over a BMW factory in Munich. Following a flight of 6 hours and 50 minutes and while returning to his base at an altitude of 5,000 metres, the crew was forced to land due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was totally destroyed. All seven crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Adj/C Barbazange, pilot,
Lt Corriol, Chief,
Lt Gillet, navigator,
Sgt/C Bernard, mechanic,
Adj Moreau, air gunner,
Cpl/C Barberain, air gunner,
Sgt/C Cantisi.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Lévigny: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 0520 LT
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-220
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
La Perthe - La Perthe
MSN:
25
YOM:
1940
Location:
Lévigny
Aube
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed La Perthe on a bombing mission over railway roads in Trier, Germany. While returning to his base in the early morning, the aircraft crashed in a field located in Lévigny, some 45 km east of Troyes. A crewman was seriously injured while six other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Théotime Charles Van Houtte, pilot, †
S/Lt Roger Charles François Humbert, copilot, †
Sgt/C Guy Robert Seguin, mechanic, †
Adj/C Dieudonné François Jules Servier, radio operator, †
Lt Jean Lucien Pailloux, navigator, †
Sgt Joachim Simeoni, air gunner,
Adj Robert Marcel de Loyer, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. Or the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire or its crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and icing, causing the airplane to impact the ground after the pilot lost his orientation.
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