Accident North American Harvard IIB (T-6) FX312,
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Date:Sunday 7 August 1949
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard IIB (T-6)
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: FX312
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vittel-Auzainvilliers -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Vittel-Auzainvilliers aerodrome (closed)
Destination airport:BA Nancy
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed verticaly from 30 meters and caught fire on return flight to base after civil air meeting. Pilot LTT Stoffler and mechanic SGC Descamps. *Type reported as "Piper-Cub".

Sources:

Combat 9 August 1949, p6
Scramble (8 AUG 1949)
*Le Franc-tireur 9 August 1949

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jun-2020 16:32 TB Added
31-Jul-2020 14:38 TB Updated [Location]
04-Sep-2020 15:21 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]
25-Oct-2020 17:38 TB Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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