ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59932
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| Date: | Saturday 26 September 1925 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Potez 25 |
| Owner/operator: | Paul Tarascon and François Coli |
| Registration: | F-AHDC |
| MSN: | 2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Etampes-Chatres-Orleans-Etampes -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Etampes, Essonne, France |
| Etampes, Essonne, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-AHDC Potez 25 (MSN 2); first registered 8.25 (C of R 1416) to M Potez, Le Bourget.
Written off (destroyed) 26.9.25: The French WW1 pilots Paul Tarascon and Francois Coli had been the first flyers to register their intention to try for the Orteig prize of $25,000 for a non-stop flight between the cities of New York and Paris, either way.
On the 25th of September, 1925 Tarascon and another pilot named Favreau took off to attempt an endurance record and at the same time test the Potez's suitability for the proposed Paris to New York attempt.
This flight was over the circuit Etampes-Chartres-Orleans-Etampes. On the 26th they descended in poor visibility in order to check their position. After a flight of twenty hours, while cruising by night and with a high outside temperature, both pilots dozed off and did not realise the aircraft was flying too low. It hit a tree and crashed in flames in a field. Aircraft named 'Ocean' was destroyed by fire
Both fliers suffered injuries in the accident, in Tarascon's case burns. His injuries caused Tarascon to withdraw from the trans-Atlantic attempt and Coli teamed up with Charles Nungesser and was lost with him in the l'Oiseau Blanc in 1927.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-3.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-potez-25-0-etampes
4. http://www.ruudleeuw.com/guestphotos-39.htm
5. Ironwood Daily Globe September 26, 1925 page 1: https://newspaperarchive.com/daily-globe-sep-26-1925-p-1/
6. https://www.marseilleforum.com/forum/23232_20-vous-connaissez-tarascon.htm
Media:
Left to right: French aviators Paul Tarascon (1882-1977) and François Coli (1881-1927):
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2009 18:23 | angels one five | Added |
| 11-May-2009 18:09 | angels one five | Updated |
| 10-Oct-2010 18:30 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2013 10:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2019 23:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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