Accident Bloch MB.210 121, Thursday 7 July 1938
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Date:Thursday 7 July 1938
Time:14:30 LT
Type:Bloch MB.210
Owner/operator:L'Armée de l'Air
Registration: 121
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brou, Eure-et-Loir 28 -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tours-Parçay-Meslay Airport, Tours, Indre-et-Loire
Destination airport:Chartres, Eure-et-Loire
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7.7.38: En route between Tours and Chartres, crew encountered engine problems and the captain decided to make an emergency landing in an open field at Brou, Eure-et-Loire. On landing, left main gear hit a boundary marker and was sheared off. Aircraft came to rest in a small ditch and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew were unhurt.

Sources:

1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bloch-mb200-moulhard

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jul-2015 20:49 TB Added
14-Apr-2019 00:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
15-Apr-2019 17:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, ]

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