Nord 1402 Noroit

French Navy

The crew left Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed AFB for a local training sortie. While cruising at an altitude of 300 feet, the seaplane nosed down, plunged into the lake of Bizerte and sank by a depth of seven meters. A crew member was rescued while seven others were killed. The aircraft was recovered but was destroyed. Crew (53S Squadron): 2nd Master Michel Chosserie, 2nd Master Pierre Barbanchon, mechanic, † Lt Guy Sauvage, † Off Bernard Dorion, † 1st Master Joseph Le Berre, mechanic, † Master Henri Menagerm, radio operator, † 2nd Master Robert Mignot, † Second Master L’Aot, radio operator. †

French Navy

While cruising in low visibility due to foggy conditions, the seaplane hit the slope of a mountain located in the Coirons Mountain Range, near Saint-Bauzile. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Charles Deschamps, pilot, Marcel Laurière, flight engineer, Emmanuel Marot, mechanic, Alfred Sohn, mechanic, Jean-Marie Legall, radio operator.