ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192516
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Date: | Wednesday 3 January 1940 |
Time: | 15:30 |
Type: | Morane-Saulnier MS 406 |
Owner/operator: | GC III/7 Armée de l'Air |
Registration: | n°76 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Plichancourt, Marne -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Vitry-le-François |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Sgt Gontran Cahen of GC III/7 took off from Vitry-le-François at 14:45hrs for a routine patrol. At 15:30hrs, while cruising over the airfield, his Morane 406 n°76 took fire and then crashed at Plichancourt (Marne), killing him.
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/Plichancourt http://www.maplandia.com/france/champagne-ardenne/marne/vitry-le-francois/plichancourt/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2017 15:28 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Added |
04-Jan-2017 11:28 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
24-Dec-2019 16:35 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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