Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 3 December 1955
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31M
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 9696
Location: ca 8 km from Marville RCAF Station –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Bristol 170 Freighter planeBristol 170 Freighter plane
Category: Accident
A Bristol 170 Freighter transport plane crashed on a heavily wooded hillside near Marville RCAF Station, France, resulting in the loss of all four crew members and three passengers. The aircraft departed Grostenquin RCAF Station, France, on a flight to London, UK, with a stop at Marville RCAF Station.A Bristol 170 Freighter transport plane crashed on a heavily wooded hillside near Marville RCAF Station, France, resulting in the loss of all four crew members and three passengers. The aircraft departed Grostenquin RCAF Station, France, on a flight to London, UK, with a stop at Marville RCAF Station.
Description
A Bristol 170 Freighter transport plane was destroyed when it crashed on a heavily wooded hillside near Marville RCAF Station, France. All four crew members survived but only three of the ten passengers survived The Royal Canadian Air Force plane departed Grostenquin RCAF Station, France at 11:00 on a flight to London, UK with a stop at Marville RCAF Station. It crashed in a fog-shrouded forest during a GCA approach to Marville.
Primary Cause
Fog-shrouded forest conditions during a GCA approach to Marville.Fog-shrouded forest conditions during a GCA approach to Marville.Share on:
