Incident Morane-Saulnier MS 406 n° 251,
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Date:Thursday 22 February 1940
Time:
Type:Morane-Saulnier MS 406
Owner/operator:GC I/3 Armée de l'air
Registration: n° 251
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cannes-Mandelieu Airfield, Alpes-Maritimes 06 -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Cannes-Mandelieu airfield,
Narrative:
After a training flight, Sgt Raymond Robert of GC I/3 crashed his Morane 406 n° 251 while landing on Cannes-Mandelieu airfield. He was unhurt but the plane was destroyed.

Sources:

"Ils étaient là. L’Armée de l’Air septembre 1939 - juin 1940", by Jacqueline and Paul Martin, ISBN 2-9514567-2-7
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9roport_de_Cannes_-_Mandelieu
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=43.547024&lon=6.954131&z=14&m=w

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2017 21:14 Laurent Rizzotti Added
24-Dec-2019 16:38 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
21-Nov-2022 20:26 Ron Averes Updated [Registration, Location]

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