Toulouse - Toulouse
Flight / Schedule
Toulouse - Toulouse
Aircraft
Dassault M.D.315 FlamantRegistration
256
MSN
256
Year of Manufacture
1951
Operator
French Air Force - Armée de l'AirDate
August 13, 1969 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Aubiet Gers
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
43.6466°, 0.7832°
Narrative Report
On August 13, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse - Toulouse experienced a crash involving Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Aubiet Gers.
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, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
Two Dassault M.D.311 Flamant of the French Air Force deparated Toulouse-Francazal Airbase on a combined exercise on behalf of the Groupement École 316. Both aircraft were carrying four crew members. Over the region of Aubiet, both airplane collided in unclear conditions and crashed in an open field, killing all eight crew members. Crew: Cpt Artigue, Lt Durrieu, Lt Soubeirat, Lt Fosse, Adj Beaufrère, Adj Truche, Cpl Mauge, Cpl Vogel.
Aircraft reference details include registration 256, MSN 256, year of manufacture 1951.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6466°, 0.7832°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Two Dassault M.D.311 Flamant of the French Air Force deparated Toulouse-Francazal Airbase on a combined exercise on behalf of the Groupement École 316. Both aircraft were carrying four crew members. Over the region of Aubiet, both airplane collided in unclear conditions and crashed in an open field, killing all eight crew members. Crew: Cpt Artigue, Lt Durrieu, Lt Soubeirat, Lt Fosse, Adj Beaufrère, Adj Truche, Cpl Mauge, Cpl Vogel.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Toulouse - Toulouse
Operator
French Air Force - Armée de l'AirFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • France
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