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Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Cercottes: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1947 at 2327 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Orléans – Chartres
Location:
Orléans-Bricy
Loiret
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Six minutes after takeoff from Orléans-Bricy Airbase, while in initial climb, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 2 km north of Cercottes. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (Escadron de Transport 3/61 Poitou):
Lt André Brisset,
Lt Yves Fouques,
Lt Bernard Couturier,
Lt Charles Nguyen Than,
Lt Pierre Bourdet,
Lt Lucien Turina,
Lt César Serbassi,
Sgt Charles Guinet.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK in Saigon

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
476353
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15937/32685
YOM:
1945
Location:
Saigon
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan near Đà Lạt: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Amiot AAC.1 Toucan
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Saigon - Đà Lạt
Location:
Vietnam
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located some 70 km north of Đà Lạt. All 12 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK in Offenbach-am-Main: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
349048
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14864/26309
YOM:
1944
Location:
Offenbach-am-Main
Hesse
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew encountered thick fog and decided to divert to Frankfurt Airport. As he was unable to locate the runway, the captain turned around for a while when both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Offenbach-am-Main, about 10 km southeast of Frankfurt. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder in Toulouse

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Istres – Toulouse – Algiers
Location:
Toulouse-Francazal
Haute-Garonne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Toulouse-Francazal Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed onto a hangar. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were injured, some of them seriously.
Crew:
Lt Roy,
Lt Gaspard,
S/Lt Pascine,
Adj Basque,
Sgt Pradessus,
Sgt Gret.

Crash of a Martin B-26G-15-MA Marauder in the Vosges: 12 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1946 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Mengen - Brétigny-sur-Orge
MSN:
44-67855
Location:
Le Ballon d'Alsace
Haut-Rhin
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Captain / Total flying hours:
1300
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Mengen Airbase in the morning on a flight to Brétigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, with several French Officers on board. Shortly before noon, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to heavy snow falls. While flying over the Vosges Mountain Range, the aircraft hit the slope of the snowy Le Ballon d'Alsace (1,247 meters high). The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 12 occupants were killed.
Crew (Groupe II/20 Bretagne):
S/Lt René Gasperment, pilot,
Sgt René Le Pironnec, navigator,
S/Lt André Taîb, radio operator,
Sgt Léopold Ney, mechanic.
Passengers:
Cdt Jean Mahé, Chief of Groupe II/20 Bretagne,
Cpt Loïc Le Saulnier,
Cpt Robert Milbeau,
Cdt Marcel Badoy,
Mrs Simone Badoy,
Mr Antoine Badoy (5 years old),
Mrs Jeanne Marie Stern, spouse of Cdt Jean Mahé,
Mr Robert Jolly, (9 years old, son of Cdt Jean Mahé).

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Chambéry: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
231
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Chambéry – Salon-de-Provence
Location:
Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains
Savoie
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Few minutes after its takeoff from Chambéry Airport, while climbing at an altitude of 1,050 meters, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of the Dent du Chat located less than 5 km west of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Pierre Allegre, pilot,
Adj André Godard,
Sgt Marcel Larue,
Sgt Joseph Fourmy,
Cpl Abel Filquin.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m2e in Roundwood

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1946 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
B-46
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Paris – Dublin
MSN:
1429
Location:
Roundwood
Leinster
Country:
Ireland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew left Paris-Le Bourget at 0900LT in good weather conditions, bound for Dublin with 21 French girls and two attendants taking part to a camp in Ireland. While approaching Dublin from the south, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and reduced visibility. The captain elected to gain height and pull up when the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a hill and crash landed. All 27 occupants were quickly rescued and unhurt while the aircraft was written off.
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