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Crash of a Salmson 2.A2 off Port-Vendres: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Salmson 2.A2
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALAI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Toulouse - Barcelona
MSN:
31
YOM:
1920
Location:
Port-Vendres
Pyrénées-Orientales
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mail flight from Toulouse to Barcelona when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 5 km north of Cape Béar, near Port-Vendres.
Crew:
Jean Rodier, pilot
Marie-François Marty-Mahé, mechanic.

Crash of a Breguet 14 in Almeria

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Almeria
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a mail flight from France. Upon landing, the aircraft overturned and came to rest, bursting into flames. While the pilot was injured, the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Salmson 2.A2 in Motril

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Salmson 2.A2
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALAO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4570.56
YOM:
1920
Location:
Motril
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing and escaped uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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