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Crash of a Dassault Falcon 10 in Romorantin-Lanthenay: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Dassault Falcon 10
Operator:
Registration:
F-WFAL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
001
YOM:
1970
Location:
Romorantin-Lanthenay
Loir-et-Cher
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew (a pilot and a flight engineer) were engaged in a test flight on this first Dassault Falcon 10 prototype of the French manufacturer Avions Marcel Dassault (Dassault Aviation). While cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet and a speed of 360 knots, control was lost. The airplane entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in Loreux, about 8 km northeast of Romorantin-Lanthenay. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Alain Tretout, pilot,
Jacques Ladeux, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the tail separated in flight following an excessive pressure on the vertical stab while cruising at high speed.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Saint-Loup

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9232
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Tempsford - Tempsford
MSN:
2337
YOM:
1941
Location:
Saint-Loup
Loir-et-Cher
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on a Special Operation with a crew of five on board. in unclear circumstances, it crashed at 0030LT on the south bank of the Cher River in Saint-Loup. All five occupants evaded.
Crew:
S/L Harold Aittken Outram,
F/Lt Harry Leslie Holliday,
P/O Laurence Wilson,
P/O Ernest Richard Walsh Wood,
Sgt G. F. Foster.

Crash of a Salmson 2.A2 in Montrichard: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Salmson 2.A2
Operator:
Registration:
3605
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3605
Location:
Montrichard
Loir-et-Cher
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight on behalf of the 31st Aviation Observation Regiment. The aAccident occurred in unknown circumstances. While Lieutenant James was seriously injured, Lieutenant Serrant was killed.
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