Unkown French Airplane Crash 5.Mai 1947

[hanshauprich]

Hello,
an unkown French Airplane with two crewmember crashed that day near Wasserbillig/Luxembourg. One dead, one injured. The plane came from Metz, mybe from the french Fighterunit G.C. "Champagne". The P-47 from "Champagne" used the Airfield at Trier/Mosel (Treves in france language)
I search for any info about the type of airplane and names from the crewmembers.

Bests,
hans

[Leendert]

A Luxembourg newspaper of that time provides some more detailed info. See:https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ar...rticles/DTL154


Pilot's name was Xavier Bardin, killed in the accident.

No reference to type however, other from 'Aufklärungsflugzeug'. In Dutch newspapers it says 'training aircraft'.

Leendert

[hanshauprich]

Hello Leendert,

thank you for the info! I know the place on detail as I served with Border-Customs on the German side near the town of Wasserbillig/Lux.
It would be possible the airplane was a french version of the Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch"?
Bests,
hans

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hans

There was a Stampe (SNCAN) SV-4C No 212 from GC Champagne which crashed at Wasserbillig, Luxembourg
on that date.

Most likely the one you are looking for.

The only other data I have for the aircraft is that it was delivered to AA in May 1946

B Rgds
Stig