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| Date: | Monday 31 December 1956 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-34A (S-58A) |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 377 |
| MSN: | 58-377 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie 74 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bourget du Lac (725) |
Crashed during search after missing mountaineers Jean Vincendon (24) and Francois Henry (22).
Santini (pilot), Blanc (co-pilot, injured), Honoré Bonnet (guide) and Charles Germain (guide) rescued January 3, 1957 by two SE.313B Alouette II helicopters (N°7+N°13)
Sources:
http://celag.free.fr/museum/tresor/vincen.htm
http://helico11.free.fr/images/images/photos/crash_h34.jpg
http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/03armee-air/loc/index.php?module=ss100E
https://pilote-de-montagne.com/du-22-decembre-1956-au-3-janvier-1957-les-derniers-jours-de-vincendon-et-henry/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2010 16:43 | TB | Added |
| 27-Aug-2010 04:53 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2010 07:58 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 27-Aug-2010 08:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, ] |
| 18-Jun-2012 05:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2020 12:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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