ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189126
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 November 1941 |
| Time: | 13:02 LT |
| Type: | Potez 662 |
| Owner/operator: | French Air Ministry |
| Registration: | F-ARAY |
| MSN: | 4603/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mont Aigoual, near the Minier Pass, north of Villeraugue, Gard -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Vichy |
F-ARAY SNCAN Potez 662 (MSN 4603/01) first flown 26.7.38. Registered to Etat Francais (French State). Apparently did not enter commercial service, but was retained by the French State as a VIP/Executive transport
Written off (destroyed) 12.11.41: The four engine aircraft was en route from Algiers to Vichy with a crew of four and three passengers on board. At 12:47 LT, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the crew informed ATC that they wanted to divert to Marseille due to icing conditions. Sixteen minutes later, the aircraft lost altitude, hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located on the south slope of Mont Aigoual, near the Minier Pass, north of Villeraugue, Gard (at approximate Coordinates: 44°07′22″N 3°34′30″E)
The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post impact fire. All seven occupants were killed, (crew of four plus three VIP Passengers) among them the French General Charles Huntziger, Chief of Ground Forces. Unique example built in 1937, the aircraft was christened 'Plus est en nous'.
Crew:
Jean Lefèvre, pilot (plus three other crew)
Passengers:
General Charles Huntziger,
Jean Labusquière, Chief of Staff,
Captain de Royère.
Sources:
1. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/19399/?page=2
2. http://www.aerosteles.net/steleen-breau-huntziger
3. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/19400/?page=2
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-20.html
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-potez-662-near-valleraugue-7-killed
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potez_662
8. https://www.passionair1940.fr/Armee%20de%20l'Air/Appareils/Transport/Potez-662/EN-Potez-662.htm
9. https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/BregeriePierre/9598.htm
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Aigoual
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2016 19:41 | TB | Added |
| 06-Aug-2016 19:57 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Apr-2019 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2019 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2021 12:36 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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