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France 07mar2021: Olivier Dassault and pilot killed in AS350 Ecureuil accident...

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...see
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/248616
for specifics on the airframe.
Date: 07-MAR-2021
Time: 18:00
Type: Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil
Owner/operator: Dolijet
Registration: F-GIBM
Recognise the helicopter from the photos :?:
Yes, this Ecureuil could be seen at several La Ferte Alais airshows...
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/248616

BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56313271
Dassault's grandfather, Marcel Dassault,
founded Dassault Aviation which made aircraft propellers in World War One.

On Marcel's death in 1986, Serge Dassault appointed Olivier director of civil aircraft strategy at the company.
In 2011 he was appointed chairman of the supervisory board of Groupe Dassault.

Dassault later stepped down from his role on the board to avoid any conflict of interest in his political career.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-peop ... KKBN2AZ0MB
French billionaire Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash,
a police source said, with President Emmanuel Macron paying tribute to the 69-year old conservative politician.

Olivier, seen as the favourite of founder Marcel,
was once considered favoured to succeed Serge at the head of the family holding,
but that role went to former Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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