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Safety history
August 30, 1945Accident
Twenty minutes after his departure from Marseille, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with severe turbulence. At an altitude of 600 feet, the aircraft went out of control, broke up in the air, dove into the ground and crashed in a field. All 14 occupants were killed. Crew (24th Squadron): Lt A. J. Daniels, pilot, Piet William Ree, copilot, F/O Leonard Montague Francom, wireless operator, F/O Harold Oliver Young, navigator. Passengers: F/Lt Robert Thomas Gibson, Cpl Richard Bennett, Sea
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 14 fatalities
The pilot, who was very experienced with more than 8000 flying hours, disobeyed his briefing instructions and elected to take off in very bad weather. Full accident record