Dewoitine D.338

Air France

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Indochina in 1940. No casualties. The exact date remains unknown.

Air France

On a cargo flight from Niamey to Cotonou, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The three engine aircraft hit a mountain located near Dadjo, south of Carnotville. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Paul Perrichon, pilot, Emile Bossard, radio navigator, Marcel Locqueneux, flight engineer.

Air France

While on a flight from France to southeast Asia, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. The aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin, killing all four crew members. Crew: Alfred Lacaze, pilot, Jean Assolant, copilot, Francis Pechard, radio navigator, Pierre Valepyn, engineer.

Air France

While overflying the region of Caen, the three engine aircraft was shot down by error by the French Flak. The crew decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Ouistreham. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both pilots were unhurt while the radio navigator André Descamps was killed.

Air France

The three engine aircraft left Dakar at 0600LT bound for Casablanca. At 1530LT, the crew was informed by a radio message that weather was deteriorating with clouds and negative temperatures ahead. Few minutes later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a mountainous area located near Argana, some 50 km northeast of Agadir. All nine occupants were killed. Crew: Yves Ripault, pilot, Roger Perrot, radio navigator, Eugène Courson, engineer.

Air France

While cruising over the Pyrénées Mountains in poor weather conditions (snow falls), the aircraft hit the Cinq Croix peak located near the village of Corsavy, some 30 km southwest of Perpignan. At an altitude of some 2,100 meters, the three engine aircraft hit the mountain and exploded before coming to rest in the Ravin de la Prison, near the Las Indis mines. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all eight occupants were killed. Crew: Henri Guy, pilot, André Leymarios, radio navigator, Etienne Duthuron, engineer.