The aircraft departed
Le Bourget Airport, Paris at 12:35
local time with two crew and four passengers on board. At 13:42, the aircraft crashed at
Monsures, Somme and burst into flames. A
garde champêtre witnessed the aircraft flying at an altitude of when he saw what he described as "an explosion" in the air. The aircraft crashed and was consumed in the fire that followed. All six people on board were killed, including
M. Émile Pierrot, the Technical Director of Air Union. == Cause ==