Accident Stampe SV-4C F-BCQP, Tuesday 12 July 1949
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Date:Tuesday 12 July 1949
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic SV4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Stampe SV-4C
Owner/operator:Aeroclub de Tarbes
Registration: F-BCQP
MSN: 0407
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées 65 -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed during Tour de France. Pilot and photographer died.

Sources:

https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_057354
L'Echo d'Oran 13 July 1949, p1
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-sers-stampe

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
09-Jul-2009 00:21 angels one five Updated
21-Aug-2013 06:29 angels one five Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, ]
25-Dec-2013 16:43 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
30-Apr-2014 14:14 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
29-Jan-2020 17:45 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ]
31-Jul-2020 07:12 TB Updated [Time, Nature, Source, ]
19-Sep-2020 15:40 TB Updated [Source, ]

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