Bloch MB.220 crash, Mar 3, 1940 (3 killed), Gigondas Vauc...
Bloch MB.220 accident on March 3, 1940 near Gigondas Vaucluse, France with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into a mountain slope in poor weather..
- Date: March 3, 1940
- Aircraft: Bloch MB.220
- Location: Gigondas Vaucluse, France
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into a mountain slope in poor weather.
A Bloch MB.220 of Air France was flying a cargo flight from Paris to Marseille with a stop at Lyon when it hit the slope of Mt Saint Amand, above Gigondas, on 3 March 1940. All three occupants were killed.