Lyon - Lyon

On January 22, 1945 at 01:15 PM, Lyon - Lyon experienced a crash involving Martin B-26 Marauder, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Chalampé Haut-Rhin.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Attached to the Groupe de Bombardement Moyen I/22 Maroc, the aircraft left Lyon-Bron Airport in the morning to bomb several bridges over the Rhine. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire, exploded and crashed in flames in a field located in Chalampé. Four crew members were killed while three others were wounded. The aircraft was registered 08 and 42-107713. Crew: Cdt Raoul Robert Albert Menard, pilot, † Cpt Lucien Joseph Theobald, bomber, † S/Lt Eugène Truchot, navigator, † Sgt/C Pierre Marc Boutin, radio operator, † Adj Jean-Baptiste Liebenguth, air gunner, Lt Fourlinnie, Cpl Letoffet, air gunner. Sources & photos: http://jmfischer.chez.com/jbliebenguth.html

Aircraft reference details include registration 08.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8209°, 7.5410°.