Crash of a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly in La Baule

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1961
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly
Operator:
Metropolitan Air Movements
Registration:
G-ANYK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
London-Gatwick – La Baule
MSN:
7529
YOM:
1955
Location:
La Baule-Escoublac
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at La Baule-Escoublac Airport for unknown reason. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in La Baule: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5578
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
La Baule-Escoublac
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While approaching the target area, the bombs were released when the airplane caught fire and crashed. Four crew members were killed and two others bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Einar Ernest Due, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Eric Greenwell, pilot, †
F/Lt T. A. Mayo, observer,
F/Sgt Gordon John Sheahan, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Henry Ives, air gunner, †
Sgt Alister McGregor Currie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the airplane burst into flames coming from the bomb bay possibly caused by hung up flares.

Crash of a Farman F.390 in Saint-Georges-sur-Loire

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.390
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMOR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
La Baule – Chartres
MSN:
6
YOM:
1933
Location:
Saint-Georges-sur-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed La Baule-Escoublac Airport on a flight to Chartres with one pilot and one passenger on board. En route, he encountered engine problems and decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in a wheat field. The aircraft landed long and eventually collided with a tree before coming to rest. Both occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was had the dual registration F-AMOR and CT-16.
Crew:
Gaston Lefol, pilot.
Passenger:
Albert Etévé, General Inspector for Aeronautic.
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