Incident
On an unspecified date, two C-160 aircraft of the French Air Force departed Toulouse-Francazal for a training flight. One of the aircraft was registered F156. During the mission, while completing a combined exercise, the two aircraft collided under unknown circumstances. The collision caused both aircraft to crash in an open field in Carbes, approximately 8 km northwest of Castres, Tarn.
Aircraft and Crew
Both aircraft were destroyed in the accident. All 13 crew members on board were killed. The crew list is as follows:
- Lt Didier Galia
- Lt Jacky Sire
- Lt Joël Guyot
- Cdt Michel Poincelet
- Cdt Édouard Florisiak
- Cpt Gérard Julien
- Maj Max Borie
- Maj Claude Vochelet
- AdjC André Hupliez
- AdjC André Ehrmann
- AdjC Gérard Natton
- Adj Bruno Billard
- SgtC Christian Thibault
The circumstances leading to the collision have not been determined.