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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon |
| Owner/operator: | Aérospatiale |
| Registration: | F-ZWMH |
| MSN: | 03 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Saint Tropez -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First of four pre-production helicopters. The pilot LV Bonvallet was killed and EV Farlet, PM Batier, QM Exertier and Salmon seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www.ffaa.net/helicopters/super-frelon/fleet.htm
http://www.ffaa.net/helicopters/super-frelon/super-frelon_fr.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2009 07:10 | TB | Added |
| 22-Dec-2009 09:15 | TB | Updated |
| 03-Mar-2010 23:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Mar-2012 07:26 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Mar-2012 10:45 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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