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| Date: | Thursday 29 July 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Morane 405.02 |
| Owner/operator: | Morane |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr. Villacoublay -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Villacoublay |
| Villacoublay |
Test flight. During the maximum altitude test, the aircraft dived to the ground at full speed and crashed. Possible cause, pilot incapacitation (defective oxygen mask?).
Test Pilot Raoul Ribière, 35, former Breguet test pilot and in Morane just from the previous month, was killed.
Sources:
Interavia, 1937
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 16:35 | zerocinquanta | Added |
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