Wibault 282/283

Air France

While overflying Saint-Chamond, near Saint-Etienne, black smoke was coming from the aircraft that crashed 10 minutes later in Fontclauze, near Caloire, west of Saint-Etienne. The captain survived while all four other occupants were killed. The aircraft was on its way from Lyon-Bron to Paris-Le Bourget on behalf of the French Air Force. Crew: Maurice Suau, pilot, Charles Deguin, copilot, † Roger Pehau, engineer, † Marie Robert Peperiot, radio navigator, † Albert Legendre, engineer. †

Air France

The three engine aircraft left Vienna at 1555LT bound for Prague. Approaching the Czech capital city, crew encountered poor weather conditions and was instructed by ATC to return to Vienna. Few minutes later, crew decided to start the descent but did not realize he was off course by 120 km. While descending in low visibility, at an altitude of some 700 meters, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a snowy forest located on the north slope of Mt Hut'ska. A day later, SAR found the three dead bodies in 60 cm of snow. The aircraft christened 'Le Glorieux' was totally destroyed. Crew: Frantisck Lehky, pilot, Pierre Astruc, radio navigator. Passenger: Karel Flanderka.

Air France

Crew left Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 0245LT for a mail flight to Rio de Janeiro with intermediate stops in Toulouse, Dakar and Natal. Around 0545LT, crew informed ATC that he was flying between Toulouse and Perpignan and the three engine aircraft hit a mountain slope near its top and was destroyed by impact forces. The pilot of a French Air Force fighter localized the debris at 1430LT at an altitude of 1,000 metres near the village of Albine, in the region of Mazamet, southeast of Castres. All three occupants were killed. The aircraft was christened 'L'Aventureux'. Crew: Gaston Génin, pilot, Roger Savary, copilot, Albert Aubert, radio navigator.

Air France

Following an uneventful flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the airplane named 'Le Téméraire' crashed upon landing at Croydon Airport. All 10 occupants evacuated safely.

Air France

The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1115LT on a schedule service to Croydon, carrying three passengers and three crew members. While cruising over The Channel, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. The pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the water surface when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Croydon, SAR operations were initiated by British and French Authorities. Nine days later, on May 18, the dead body of a passenger was found on a beach in Fort-Mahon, Manche. Also, few debris and some mail were later recovered on several beaches of the area. The wreckage was never found. It is believed that the airplane may have crashed about 15 km north of Dieppe, Seine-Maritime. Crew: François Cannet, pilot, Joseph Ollier, radio navigator, Myles Murphy, steward. Passengers: Comte de Neuville, Mr. Guichard, Arthur Louis Fraissard.