Incident Overview
On an unspecified date, two C-160 Transall aircraft of the French Air Force departed from Toulouse-Francazal on a training flight. While executing a combined exercise, the two aircraft collided under unknown circumstances and subsequently crashed in an open field near the commune of Carbes, approximately 8 kilometers northwest of Castres in the Tarn department. Both aircraft were completely destroyed in the accident.
Crew and Aircraft
The second aircraft, registered F209, was involved alongside an unregistered C-160. All 13 crew members on board were killed. The deceased include: Lieutenant Didier Galia, Lieutenant Jacky Sire, Lieutenant Joël Guyot, Commandant Michel Poincelet, Commandant Édouard Florisiak, Captain Gérard Julien, Major Max Borie, Major Claude Vochelet, Adjutant-Chef André Hupliez, Adjutant-Chef André Ehrmann, Adjutant-Chef Gérard Natton, Adjutant Bruno Billard, and Sergeant-Chef Christian Thibault.
Accident Circumstances
The collision occurred while the two aircraft were completing a combined exercise. The precise sequence of events leading to the collision remains unknown. The wreckage came to rest in an open field, and the impact destroyed both airframes.
Aftermath
Emergency services responded to the crash site, but no survivors were found. The accident resulted in the total loss of both aircraft and the lives of all thirteen crew members. No further details about the cause of the collision have been released.