Paris - Barcelona

On August 15, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Paris - Barcelona experienced a crash involving Vultee V-1, operated by Spanish Nationalist Air Force, with the event recorded near Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The crew was in charge to deliver the aircraft from Paris to Barcelona to the Spanish Nationalist Forces. Shortly after takeoff from Le Bourget Airport, pilot encountered unknown technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. Aircraft crash landed in a wheat field, lost its undercarriage and slid for several yards before coming to rest. While both crewmen were unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair. The exact registration is unknown but should be either F-AQAF, F-AQAG, F-AQAI, F-AQAJ or F-AQAN.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AQA_.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.9434°, 2.4220°.