ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122312
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Date: | Thursday 21 February 1952 |
Time: | 12:50 |
Type: | Arsenal VG-90 |
Owner/operator: | Arsenal de l'Aéronautique |
Registration: | M |
MSN: | N02 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 20 km from Moulins -
France
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Melun-Villaroche |
Destination airport: | Istres |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:2nd prototype (registration unknown, was coded "M"). Crashed at Merolle. As "Arsenal V.G. 90-NO2" in report.
"The crash claimed the life of CEV pilot Claude Dellys (39) and took place on 21 February 1952 after the tail of the aircraft was torn off due to aerodynamic flutter. Dellys' ejector seat malfunctioned and did not fire."
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_VG_90 L'Echo d'Oran 22 February 1952, p1
Claude Dellys
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-May-2011 08:42 |
757 |
Added |
14-Jul-2020 12:52 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Jul-2020 18:55 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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