Evreux - Evreux

On March 8, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Evreux - Evreux experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Alençon Orne.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 13, crew fatalities: 13, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was taking part to a training exercise out of Evreux Airbase with five other similar aircraft. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the Ecouves forest located 11 km north of Alençon. The aircraft was destroyed and all 15 occupants were killed. Crew: Maj William J.Wilson, Cpt Edward J. Vianco, Cpt Vincent Stantucci, 1st Lt James S. Douglass, 1st Lt Stanley C. Hardin, S/Sgt Alfred J. Knight, T/Sgt Robert L. Conway, T/Sgt Harold E. Kazee, A1c Cecil Williams, A1c Huey Green, A1c Theodore Shedelbower, A2c Stanley E. Royster, A3c Gayle J. O'Grady, Sp4 James Waples, Sp4 Lee Taylor.

Aircraft reference details include registration 55-0020, MSN 3047, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4139°, 0.0989°.