Crash site | Guadix, Spain |
Airline | Compagnie Générale d’Entreprises Aéronautiques (C.G.E.A.) |
Aircraft | Bréguet 14 – F-ALVE) |
Route | Casablanca – Malaga – Alicante – Toulouse |
Crew | 1 – 0 survivor |
Passengers | 2 – 0 survivors |
The crash
The plane with two passengers on board was nearing Guadix when the pilot encountered engine problems. He attempted to make an emergency landing, but at low hight the plane hit the cable of a telephone line and crashed and burst into flames.
The mail
At least some of the mail was recovered and transported to Toulouse, France for further processing.
As much of the mail was damaged by fire it was forwarded in a French service cover with a manuscript note referring to the crash.
Ex: Lettre deteriore accident d’avion, incendie d’avion etc.
Examples of mail