Lyon - Marseille

On May 28, 1922 at 12:00 AM, Lyon - Marseille experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Wilfred Theodore Blake, with the event recorded near Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a world tour and departed Lyon in the morning bound to Marseille. The aircraft overflew Marseille downtown and the crew was forced to make an emergency landing, most probably because lost or due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crashed in the Parc Borély located south of the city. While all three occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was planned that the crew should land in Marseille but he was not aware that the airport deserving this city was located in Istres, some 50 km northeast of the final position. Crew: Captain Norman McMillan, pilot Major W. T. Blake, copilot and navigator. Passenger: Colonel L. E. Broome, photograph.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBDE, MSN H5738, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.2984°, 5.3795°.