Potez 540 crash, Aug 6, 1936 (4 killed), Rennes Ille-et-V...
Potez 540 accident on August 6, 1936 near Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine, France with 4 fatalities. Cause: A structural failure is suspected, possibly after a...
- Date: August 6, 1936
- Aircraft: Potez 540
- Location: Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine, France
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A structural failure is suspected, possibly after a door was lost.
On approach to the Gael military camp in the Rennes suburbs, a Potez 540 broke in two at low height and crashed in flames in an open field on 6 August 1936. All four crew were killed.