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| Date: | Sunday 10 May 1931 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: | Bleriot-Spad 91/5 |
| Owner/operator: | Bleriot |
| Registration: | F-AIVT |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niort-Souché aerodrome -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Niort-Souché aerodrome |
| Niort-Souché aerodrome | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aerobatic pilot Villechanoux crashed during an air display.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 11 May 1931
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Villechanoux
https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/histoires-du-poitou-avec-patrick-sitaud/poitou/pourquoi-y-a-t-il-un-monument-dedie-a-raymond-villechanoux-a-l-aerodrome-de-niort-souche
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2020 16:34 | TB | Added |
| 24-Apr-2020 08:29 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2021 12:45 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 05-Dec-2021 12:50 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
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