ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194740
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Date: | Friday 15 December 1939 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Bloch MB.200 |
Owner/operator: | GBA ?/51 Armée de l'Air |
Registration: | 9 |
MSN: | E-021 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Gresou, Divajeu,(Drôme), 20 km northeast of Montélimar -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Avord |
Destination airport: | Istres-Le Tubé, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft was in flight with 71 other aircraft. Over the Rhône Valley the weather was very bad (fog, clouds, heavy wind) and only 11 aircraft could reach the destination. The Bloch MB.200 (Serial Number 9) en route, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in Divajeu, 20 km northeast of Montélimar. All three crew from the 51st Bomb Squad were killed. The wreckage was found in a wooded area located in Gresou.
Sources:
1. Les Ailes Françaises 1939-1945 (vol.2)
2.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bloch-mb200-divajeu-3-killed Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Apr-2017 05:44 |
brocky |
Added |
05-Apr-2019 19:58 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
04-Jul-2019 11:48 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
25-Dec-2019 19:30 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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