Incident Farman F.63Bis Goliath ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223864
 
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Date:Friday 16 May 1930
Time:16:05 LT
Type:Farman F.63Bis Goliath
Owner/operator:l'Armee de L'Air
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, Rhône -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lyon-Bron Airport, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (LYN/LFLY)
Destination airport:Chartres, Eure-et-Loire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crew left Lyon-Bron at 15:25 LT for a return flight to their base in Chartres. Forty minutes after departure, while cruising at a height of 3,500 meters northwest of Lyon, crew encountered bad weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. Crew decided to bail out but one of them was still in the aircraft when it crashed in a field located in Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, Rhône. All three occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crew:
Lieutenant Marcel De Voos, pilot,
Sergeant Louis Delhomme,
Sergeant Hilarion Caristan, mechanic.

Sources:

1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-farman-f63bis-goliath-saint-clement-sur-valsonne

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Apr-2019 19:10 Dr. John Smith Added

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