ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202388
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| Date: | Friday 1 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Morane-Saulnier MS 406 |
| Owner/operator: | GC III/7 Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 179 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km SW of Frouard, Meurthe-et-Moselle -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 1 December 1939 Lt Claude Lancrenon of GC III/7 was killed when his Morane 406 n°179 hit trees while performing aerobatics at low altitude and crashed in woods 3 km SW of Frouard (Meurthe-et-Moselle). He was awarded the Légion d’honneur and the Croix de guerre 1939-1945.
Sources:
"Ils étaient là. L’Armée de l’Air septembre 1939 - juin 1940", by Jacqueline and Paul Martin, ISBN 2-9514567-2-7
http://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/complementter.php?id=5436486
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frouard
http://www.maplandia.com/france/lorraine/meurthe-et-moselle/nancy/frouard/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2017 08:51 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 16:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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