ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178154
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1939 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: | Bloch MB.210 |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 152 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tours-Parçay-Meslay Airport, Indre-et-Loire 37 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Angers |
| Tours-Parçay-Meslay Airport, Tours, Indre-et-Loire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew was performing a special flight from Angers on behalf of the Territory Aerial Defence (DAT - Défense Aérienne du Territoire). A total of four Bloch MB.210 was flying together, making a 'Diamond' formation. While approaching the Tours-Parçay-Meslay Airport, the aircraft positioned on the left side of the 'Diamond' left the formation to the left while the aircraft positioned on the right side of the 'Diamond' left the formation to the right. Suddenly, both aircraft flying one behind the other collided. Both aircraft went out of control, crashed in an open field and were destroyed. All nine crew members on both aircraft were killed.
Crew aboard Bloch MB.210 152:
Sergeant Paul Bredela,
Warrant Officer Gaston François,
Sergeant Girard,
Corporal-Chief Génébault,
Warrant Officer Lagarce.
Second aircraft's crew (registration unconfirmed):
Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Mailloux,
Lieutenant Henry de Rilly d'Oysonville,
Warrant Officer Gonin,
Sergeant Robert Callède.
The Investigation committee was unable to determine the exact cause of the collision.
Sources:
1. La Stampa 22 April 1939, page 5
2. Folha da Manhã 22 April 1939, page 1
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bloch-mb210-tours-5-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2015 18:48 | TB | Added |
| 06-Sep-2015 19:53 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2015 20:02 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2019 20:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2019 20:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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