CAMS 55

French Navy

The airplane departed Cherbourg harbor on a training sortie with three other similar airplanes. While returning to its base at night, the floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances on a sand dune located north of Cosqueville, bursting into flames. A crew member was seriously injured while four other occupants were killed. The following day, the only survivor died from his injuries. Crew: EV2 Jean-Paul Colas, pilot, Q/Me André Dieudonné Aimé Dolhant, radio operator, S/M Liévin Émile Dumont, pilot stoker, S/M André Charles Gaston Huet, mechanic. Passenger: Henri Marie Rampont, doctor.

French Navy

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.