Accident Farman F.63Bis Goliath , Wednesday 17 July 1929
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Date:Wednesday 17 July 1929
Time:day
Type:Farman F.63Bis Goliath
Owner/operator:l'Armee de L'Air
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chartres, Eure-et-Loir 28 -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Avord, Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region
Destination airport:Chartres, Eure-et-Loire
Narrative:
On landing in Chartres Airport, aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames. Three crew were unhurt while one of the crew - Sergeant Marcel Riotte - was killed.
Crew:
Lieutenant Clauss, pilot
Sergeant Lemoine,
Sergeant Fage,
Sergeant Marcel Riotte (killed)

Sources:

1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-farman-f63bis-chartres-1-killed
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avord
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avord_Air_Base

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Apr-2019 17:50 Dr. John Smith Added

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