ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193916
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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lioré-et-Olivier 451 |
| Owner/operator: | GB I/12 Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 32 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lançon-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône -
 France
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Salon airfield |
The LeO 451 n° 32 of GB I/12 took off from Salon airfield for a night training flight but was immediately caught into a fog bank and flew into a hill at Lançon-Provence, south of the airfield. The bomber was destroyed and the whole crew killed, including the commanding officer of GB I/12, Lt-Col de Vitrolles.
Crew (all killed):
Lt-Col René Arnault de Vitrolles (passenger, surveying the crew)
Lt Denis (aircraft captain)
Ss-Lt Raoul Pognot (pilot)
Cpl-chef Lalloz (radio)
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/Lan%C3%A7on-Provence
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2017 21:35 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 16:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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