Caudron C.440 Goéland

During the takeoff roll at Royan-Médis Airport, the twin engine airplane suffered a loss of engine power, went out of control and crashed. An engine was destroyed, the tail and one wing were torn off. The pilot and the passenger escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
S/Lt Paul Pagy, pilot.

Shortly after take off from Lyon-Corbas Airfield, the crew encountered unknown technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing. The twin engine aircraft crashed in an open field and was damaged beyond repair. All three crewmen escaped unhurt. The crew was engaged in a training exercise on behalf of the Polish Air Force contingent based at Lyon-Bron Airport.

The crew was completing a local training flight at Salon-de-Provence AFB. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the pilot-in-command misused the propeller pitch system and decided to return for landing. On short final, due to an insufficient speed, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located one km from the runway threshold. The aircraft broke in three and was destroyed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Adj/C Guy Tesson, pilot,
Sdt Miguel Olsina, mechanic.

The crew departed Istres-Le Tubé on a local training flight. On final approach, the instructor regained control and initiated a sharp turn to join the runway. Doing so, one of the wing impacted the ground and the aircraft crashed. All three crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt/C Pradel, instructor,
Sgt Gayde, pilot,
Sgt Daubigné, pilot.

En route from Avord to Istres to transfer the squadron, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Cardet, about 12 km south of Alès. All three crew members from the 51st Bomb Squad were killed.
Crew:
Adj Camille Mabile, pilot,
Sgt Pierre Gasparini, pilot,
Sgt François Croguennec, mechanic.

En route from Avord to Istres to transfer the squadron, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. The captain attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a swamp located in Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire. All three crew members from the 51st Bomb Squad were uninjured.

En route from Avord to Istres to transfer the squadron, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of Peak Cassini and was totally destroyed upon impact. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated and the wreckage was found six days later at an altitude of 1,600 metres. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roger Lardeau, pilot,
2cl Jaroslav Novak, pilot,
Sgt Jean Henriquet, mechanic.

En route from Avord to Istres to transfer the squadron, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. All occupants decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Paillassier, in the suburb of Valence. There were no casualties. Crew from the 51st Bomb Squad.

En route from Avord to Istres to transfer the squadron, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. The piot attempted an emergency landing in a snowy field located in Sablons, northwest of Saint-Rambert-d'Albon. Upon touchdown, the twin engine aircraft flipped over and crashed. All three crewmen were seriously injured ande the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Sgt Franck Barbet, pilot,
Cpl Jan Cerny, pilot,
Sgt Léon Colombier, mechanic.

On final approach to Nikki Airport, one of the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed on runway, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed while the third occupant was seriously injured.