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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 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Plichancourt, Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vitry-le-François |
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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