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| Date: | Saturday 7 February 1925 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blériot 135 |
| Owner/operator: | Blériot Aéronautique |
| Registration: | F-AGFA |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Niamey Airstrip -
 Niger
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Niamey Airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew was performing a long trip from France to Madagascar to find new routes. He departed Toussus-le-Noble Airport (Buc) on 18JAN1925 and completed several intermediate stops in Perpignan, Oran, Colomb-Béchar, Gao and Niamey. While taking off from Niamey, the aircraft named 'Jean Casale' went out of control and crashed for unknown reason. The radio Vendelle was killed while both pilots were seriously injured. The mechanic escaped unhurt. The Blériot 135 was a four engine version from the Blériot 115 and was built an one example only.
Sources:
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bleriot-135-niamey-1-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2025 18:59 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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