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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Potez 540 |
| Owner/operator: | GR I/55 L'Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 36 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lyon-Bron Airport, Rhône 69 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lyon-Bron Airport, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (LYN/LFLY) |
Written off (destroyed) 10.5.38: The crew was performing a training flight on behalf of Reconnaissance Group I/55. On final approach to Lyon-Bron, the aircraft was caught by severe down draft and crashed in flames, killing all five occupants.
Crew:
Lieutenant De Champ de Saint Léger, Board Chief,
Sergeant Dupuy, pilot,
Sergeant Robert, pilot and instructor,
Aspirant Premillieux, observer,
Sergeant Ragoy, engineer.
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-potez-540-lyon-5-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2016 19:50 | TB | Added |
| 13-Apr-2019 23:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2019 15:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Dec-2019 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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