Latécoère Industries

Latécoère 631

Few minutes after takeoff from Le Havre, while flying over the Bay of Seine, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. The seaplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off the Saint-Marcouf Islands, between Le Havre and Cherbourg. The aircraft was lost and all 19 occupants, pilots and engineers of the manufacturer, were killed.

Latécoère 340

The crew departed the Latécoère hydrabase near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque to complete a local demo flight to the French Navy on this first prototype. In flight, the seaplane broke up in the air and crashed in the Etang de Salses. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. Crew: Mr. Prévot, pilot, Mr. Hoff, mechanic.