F-BAAP

On January 18, 1945 at 12:00 AM, F-BAAP experienced a crash involving Caudron C.440 Goéland, operated by Section Civile de Liaisons Aériennes Métropolitaines - SCLAM, with the event recorded near Tuchan Aude.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While cruising in a snowstorm, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Tauch located near Tuchan, northwest of Perpignan. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew members were killed. Crew (Air France): Jean Espitalier, pilot, Jean Le Moal, radio navigator, André Texier, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BAAP, MSN 9015/249.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.8925°, 2.7120°.