Crash of a Caudron C.440 Goéland in Châtillon-sur-Colmont: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 15, 1947
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris - Paris
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was returning to Paris-Le Bourget following a cartographic mission. After sunset, while flying at low height, the aircraft hit a tree and crashed in a field in Châtillon-sur-Colmont. All four occupants, two photographs and two pilots, among them Robert Leriche, were killed. The accident occurred in May (the exact date remains unclear).
