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Crash of a Dassault MD.312M Flamant near Sainte-Maxime: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Dassault M.D.315 Flamant
Operator:
Registration:
10.S.14
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Fréjus - Fréjus
MSN:
299
YOM:
1952
Location:
Sainte-Maxime
Var
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training sortie from Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël NAS. En route, in unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed on the rocky slope of a mountain located about 9 km north of Sainte-Maxime. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (10S Squadron):
Aloïs Rabain, navigator
René Tosello,
Roger Falcou 3.

Crash of an SPCA 10 off Fréjus: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1929
Type of aircraft:
SPCA 10
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Fréjus - Fréjus
MSN:
01
YOM:
1928
Location:
Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël NAS
Var
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
This seaplane, a prototype built in 1928, was completing a local test flight off Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël NAS. Technical modifications have been provided on the airplane last December 18. While approaching the bay for landing, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed in the sea. All five crew members were killed.
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