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Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Athens

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L-225
Flight Type:
MSN:
30
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered a landing accident in Athens. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Aleppo

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L-160
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons upon landing in Aleppo. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Algiers: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Captain / Total flying hours:
1308
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Maison Blanche Airport near Algiers, while climbing to a height of 50 metres, the airplane was caught by strong winds, descended to the ground and crashed. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Adj Émile Lebonder, pilot,
Sgt Drancourt, radio operator,
Sgt Georges Leroy, mechanic.
Passengers:
Cdt Henry Petitjean-Roget,
Lt Charles Contesso
Adj Roger Wassner.

Crash of a Bloch MB.120 in Bitam: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
07
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Libreville - Gomé - Lambaréné - Booué - Bitam - Douala
MSN:
07
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a tour of Gabon to inspect various airfields, and departed Libreville on a flight to Douala with intermediate stops in Gomé, Lambaréné, Booué and Bitam. On board were four crew members and four passengers, among them Colonel Parant who wanted to visit the airfield of Bitam that was recently open to traffic. On final approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low when the undercarriage collided with a 40 cm high mound of earth located short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the airplane overturned and crashed upside down. Six occupants were slightly injured while Colonel Parant was seriously wounded. He died from injuries sustained on 15 March 1941.
Crew:
Lt Gaston Guigonis,
S/Lt Neumann,
Sgt/C. Nedey,
Sgt/C. Bezia.
Passengers:
Col Parant,
Gen Cisé,
Col Bizien,
Mr. Beraud.

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Beyrouth

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marseille – Tunis – Beyrouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft crash landed for unknown reason. While all four crew members were injured, the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland off Gibraltar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Casablanca - Gibraltar
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Casablanca on a flight to Gibraltar, carrying four crew members. After it landed in El Polo Airfield in Campamento, on the Spanish territory, the crew realized he was not in Gibraltar, took off and headed south. On approach to Gibraltar, the aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jacques Le Forestier de Vendeuvre,
Lt Jean-Pierre Berger,
Lt Bertrand Jochaud du Plessis,
Lt Robert Weill.

Crash of a Potez 540 in Fès: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fez - Gibraltar
Country:
Region:
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Following a night takeoff from Fès-Saïss Airport, while climbing, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. All eight occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the airplane was en route to England via Gibraltar.
Crew:
Sgt Louis Le Digabel, pilot,
AC2 Robert Séraphin Raybaudi, pilot,
AC2 Marcel François Jeunehomme, pilot,
Cpl Emile Arthur Renaud, pilot,
Cpl/C Jean Joseph Frenzer, pilot,
AC2 Jean Baptiste Adolphe Diacono, pilot,
AC2 Jean-Marcel Foisset, pilot,
Cpl/C Paul Marius Eugène Sentenac, air gunner.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the aircraft was shot down by the French Flak or was deliberately sabotaged to avoid any defection from French troops.

Crash of an Amiot 351 in Stidia: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-150
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
80
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
S/Lt Gabriel Yves Marie Le Pape, pilot,
Sgt/C Georges René Lebeau, pilot,
Sgt Jean Désiré Feral, radio operator,
Sgt/C Maurice Georges René Hugon, air gunner.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Salon-de-Provence: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1940
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Salon-de-Provence, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Auguste Marie Gabriel Merceur, pilot,
Adj/C Jean Guarneri, observer,
Sgt/C Hubert Pierre Joquel, mechanic.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Villemagne: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1940 at 0845 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-151
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Istres - Lézignan-Corbières - Toulouse
MSN:
257
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Istres-Le Tubé Airbase on a flight to Toulouse-Francazal with an intermediate stop in Lézignan-Corbières. It took off from Lézignan-Corbières Airfield at 0805LT for the second leg of the trip. While cruising at an altitude of 1,800 metres in clouds, the crew encountered icing conditions. Controls got jammed and the pilot bailed out when the airplane entered a dive and crashed onto a farm, bursting into flames. The pilot survived while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Jean René Durand, pilot,
Sgt Louis d'Esperonnat, pilot,
Cpl/C Joseph Marie Gelin, mechanic,
Cpl Gilbert Augier, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.