Cazaux - Cazaux

On March 4, 1963 at 12:00 AM, Cazaux - Cazaux experienced a crash involving Douglas A-26 Invader, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Bordeaux Gironde.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Cazaux AFB for a combined exercise with two other Douglas A-26 Invader. The collision between the three aircraft occurred in unclear circumstances. While one crew was able to bail out before his plane crashed, both other airplanes crashed in a field, killing all seven crew members. All three airplanes were attached to the Groupe de Bombardement 2/91 Guyenne.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-35953/F-UIJA, MSN 29232, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.7937°, -0.6683°.