Crash

[Tork1945]

Mostly I do not much in crashed aeroplanes, but on Ebay US I found this picture for sale that is somehow intriguing.

First I could decipher the caption clearly. Are we looking at the chute of Cavelier (?) on 24 September 1913. Although the accident looks smashing Mr. C probably escaped as he cannot be found in the list compiled by Dave Lam - Aircraft Deaths - Fixed Wing Only To August 1914. Surely this does not mean that Mr. C survived but there is hope.

Given the French text of the caption it is likely that we are in France. The monoplane - heavily damaged - I could not definitely pinpoint.

Any answers about Mr. C or the crash or the machine ?

Tork1945

[Froggy]

Bonsoir

Already In august 1912 Marcel Cavelier crashed at Amiens In an attempt to realize
a raid from Calais to Biarritz

"Vainqueur du prix de la Maison des abeilles de Rouen, le jeune aviateur Marcel Cavelier - il est né à Paris le 28 octobre 1891 - sur un Blériot-Gnome 70 ch tente un long 1 100 km Calais – Biarritz mais casse du bois à l’atterrissage lors de son arrêt pour ravitailler à Amiens."
See here page 12/15
http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/coupepommery.pdf

Cordialement
Bruno

[Froggy]

His accident at Reims is related hère In flight magazine

height record | rheims | van steyn | 1913 | 1076 | Flight Archive

[Tork1945]

Thanks for the quick information. Mr. Marcel Cavalier did not exactly walk away from the crash having sustained fractures of the legs and the shoulders, but sure he was extremely lucky to have lived after this crash. These Nieuport monoplanes could take a very heavy beating and protect their pilot.

Thanks again for your quick reply.

Tork1945

[YavorD]

The aeroplane wreck looks Deperdussin.
Regards,
Yavor

[Froggy]

Bonjour

The flight magazine's article said that he was flying a Nieuport -May be 4 M ?
Cordialement
Bruno

[Froggy]

Here a link about Marcel Cavalier genealogy
Seems that he was still alive in 1957
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=...vfms%5B1-25%5D

"Cavelier Marcel né en 1891 à Paris. Cette famille possédait
un "château" à Petit-Couronne (76) vers 1920-1930. Marcel appartenait à
l'union normande d'aviation. Il fut plusieurs fois commissaire général de
manifestations aériennes ayant lieu sur l'aérodrome du Madrillet dans la
banlieue sud de Rouen"..

Cavelier Marcel was born in 1891 in Paris. his family owned
a "castle" in Petit-Couronne (76) to 1920-1930. Marcel belonged to
"l'union normande d'aviation". He was repeatedly Commissioner General
of air events taking place on the Madrillet airfield, southern suburbs of Rouen

renseignements sur Marcel Cavelier, tirés de l'Annuaire de l'Aviation
8ème édition 1957 ; les Vieilles Tiges :
Domicilié 14, place des Etats-Unis ; Paris XVI è ; tél PAS 17-02
Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
Titulaire du brevet de pilote N° 764 en date du 09/03/1912
Membre de la commission sportive des Vieilles Tiges.

informations about Marcel Cavelier, from the Aviation Yearbook
8th edition 1957, Les Vieilles Tiges:
Resident at 14, place des Etats-Unis ; Paris XVI è ; tél PAS 17-02
Officer of the Legion of Honor
Pilot licence No. 764 dated 03.09.1912
Member of the sports committee of Les Vieilles Tiges

Cordialement
Bruno