Bizerte - Bizerte

On January 11, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Bizerte - Bizerte experienced a crash involving CAMS 55, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed AFB Bizerte Governorate (<U+0648><U+0644><U+0627><U+064A><U+0629> <U+0628><U+0646><U+0632><U+0631><U+062A><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 57.1%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was returning to Bizerte Airbase (Karouba) following a combined exercise with another similar aircraft. On final approach, the seaplane encountered sudden and violent squall when the right wing impacted the cliff of the Carrières and crashed. Three crew members were rescued while four others were killed. Those killed were: Lt/V Georges Marie Charles Dupuy, Ens Gilbert Pichery, 2nd Mst Auffray, Q/Mst Douérin.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4.E1.5, MSN 13, year of manufacture 1930.