Narrative:
Crashed in bad weather. Flight: Paris-Lyon-Marseille. The flight had departed Lyon at 13:20 hours.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1937 |
| Type: | Potez 621 |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-AOTZ |
| MSN: | 4213 / 23 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs Mistral Major |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Saint-Sauveur ( France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN/LFLY), France |
| Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML), France |
Crashed in bad weather. Flight: Paris-Lyon-Marseille. The flight had departed Lyon at 13:20 hours.
Sources:
» Fribourg La Liberte December 9,1937Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lyon-Bron Airport to Marseille-Marignane Airport as the crow flies is 254 km (159 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Lyon-Bron Airport to Marseille-Marignane Airport as the crow flies is 254 km (159 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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