Vickers Viscount crash, Dec 12, 1956 (5 killed), Dannemoi...
Vickers Viscount accident on December 12, 1956 near Dannemois Essonne, France with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control, cause not determined.
- Date: December 12, 1956
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Dannemois Essonne, France
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control, cause not determined
The Air France Viscount was on a training flight from Paris Orly to Reims with five people aboard. After climbing above the cloud layer, the crew lost control while the captain was asking for permission to climb further. The aircraft dove into a field at Dannemois, about 31 km south of Orly, and all five crew were killed.