Charente-Maritime

The crew departed Rochefort at 0745LT on a gunnery exercice over the island of Oléron. En route, the engine failed following the rupture of a connecting rod. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck vineyard plans and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were injured and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Sgt/C Joseph Menard, pilot,
Cpl Maurice Cholet, mechanic.

Twelve Potez 25 operated by the Centre d’Instruction de Bombardement (CIB) from Chateauroux took off from their base to reach the Oleron firing range. They flew in two formations of six. At Rochefort Airport, several aircraft from the 2nd formation landed at the same time. Upon landing, the Potez 25 registered 2175 and flown by Sgt Chanal banked very slightly right, but that was enough to create a slipstream that hit the Potez 25 registered 2022, that landed on its left wheel. It rolled for few dozen metres before coming to rest upside down. Both crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Pelastaing, pilot,
Sgt Roger Borrel, mechanic.

The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at Royan-Médis Airport. After a tour of the airfield at an altitude of 200-300 metres, the pilot initiated a turn to join the runway when the airplane stalled and crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Paul Perrier, pilot.

The crew was on his way from Croydon to Madrid to deliver the aircraft to the Spanish Air Forces (Aviación Nacional). En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to fog. In such conditions, the captain decided to divert to La Rochelle-Lagord Airport. For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard, causing the left main gear to collapse. The aircraft went out of control and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest with its left wing and left engine partially torn off. Both crew were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Mr. Czarkowski +1.