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Crash of a Bloch MB.200 in Montarnaud: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1935 at 1215 LT
Type of aircraft:
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Registration:
E-998
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Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Toulouse - Istres
MSN:
190
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Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Toulouse-Francazal Airport in the morning on a liaison flight to Istres, carrying five crew members from the 101/II Squadron. En route, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with limited visibility due to low clouds. At full speed, the airplane impacted the top of a hill and crashed near Montarnaud. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all five crew members were killed. The registration may be A190 DE.
crew:
Lt Martel, chief,
Adj Bertrand, pilot,
Sgt Kremer, gunner,
Sgt Minondo, radio operator,
Sgt Rousseaux, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bloch MB.200 in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reims - Reims
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
A group of 12 Bloch MB.200 (four squads of three airplanes) departed Reims Airbase on a bomber exercise. En route to the north, the formation entered thick clouds (cumulus) when two airplanes collided, dove into the ground and crashed in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois. All 10 crew members on board both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
Adj/C Pilleux, pilot,
Sgt Aubian, pilot,
Sgt Porteret, pilot,
Sgt Cailleux, radio operator,
Adj Maupin, mechanic.

Crash of a Bloch MB.200 in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reims - Reims
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
A group of 12 Bloch MB.200 (four squads of three airplanes) departed Reims Airbase on a bomber exercise. En route to the north, the formation entered thick clouds (cumulus) when two airplanes collided, dove into the ground and crashed in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois. All 10 crew members on board both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Girard, pilot,
Adj/C Doffin, pilot,
2nd Lt Cade, observer,
Sgt Ducret, radio operator,
Sgt Lamy, mechanic.