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Indre-et-Loire
Crash of a Beechcraft 99 Airliner in Tours
Date & Time:
Sep 4, 1983
Operator:
Registration:
F-BUYG
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
U-63
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Tours-Saint Symphorien Airport. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Dassault M.D.312 Flamant in Bossay-sur-Claise: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 15, 1969
Operator:
Registration:
209
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Avord - Avord
MSN:
209
YOM:
1950
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Avord AFB, near Bourges, for a training mission. In the afternoon, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Bossay-sur-Claise. All four occupants were killed.
Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Villeperdue
Date & Time:
Feb 19, 1943 at 2345 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W1012
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tempsford - Tempsford
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on Operation Burgandy/Director 24 Buttercup 2 (Special Operations Executive). The purpose of the mission was to drop the agent Georges Broussine who should bail out over Lyon. While cruising at an altitude of 500 feet, the airplane was hit by the German Flak and crash landed near Villeperdue, some 20 km south of Tours. All eight crew members became PoW while the passenger evaded.
Crew:
P/O Peter Kingsford-Smith, pilot,
F/O Robert Charles Hogg, mechanic,
Sgt Frederick Ronald Jerome, navigator,
F/Sgt Arnold Frederick Augustus Dawkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry James Long, radio operator,
Sgt Eric James Ramm, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Robinson, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Davison, air gunner.
Passenger:
Georges Broussine.
Crew:
P/O Peter Kingsford-Smith, pilot,
F/O Robert Charles Hogg, mechanic,
Sgt Frederick Ronald Jerome, navigator,
F/Sgt Arnold Frederick Augustus Dawkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry James Long, radio operator,
Sgt Eric James Ramm, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Robinson, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Davison, air gunner.
Passenger:
Georges Broussine.
Probable cause:
Hit by the German Flak.
Crash of a Potez 25 in Tours
Date & Time:
Jun 10, 1940 at 1830 LT
Operator:
Registration:
1362
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rennes - Tours - Clermont-Ferrand
MSN:
1362
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Rennes on a solo flight to Clermont-Ferrand with an intermediate stop in Tours. For unknown reasons, the aircraft crashed upon landing at Tours-Parçay-Meslay Airport. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was slightly injured.
Crew:
S/Lt Petit, pilot.
Crew:
S/Lt Petit, pilot.
Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Saint-Paterne-Racan
Date & Time:
Jun 8, 1940 at 0135 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-666
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chalon - Chalon
MSN:
130
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chalon-Champforgeuil Airport at 2040LT on a bombing mission. While returning to his base, the crew encountered difficulties due to heavy traffic and elected to divert to Dijon. Unable to establish a radio contact with Dijon, the captain diverted to Paris-Le Bourget but was instructed to continue to Tours. Short of fuel, the aircraft was approaching Tours when it was hit by Flak. The crew evacuated the area then attempted an emergency landing in an open field when the aircraft hit apple trees and crashed. Upon impact, it lost its undercarriage and one engine then slid for about 350 metres before coming to rest. All four crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Adj/C Jean Gobeau, chief,
Adj/C André Schirmann, pilot,
Adj René Mignot, radio operator,
Sgt Charles Lehrmann, air gunner.
Crew:
Adj/C Jean Gobeau, chief,
Adj/C André Schirmann, pilot,
Adj René Mignot, radio operator,
Sgt Charles Lehrmann, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.
