11/30/2012. Remarks by Dominique Morin: "The first F.K.43 built, the pictured aircraft was originally registered to A.J.L. Hoevels Jr. of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as PH-AFW on March 2, 1931; it was stricken from the Dutch registry on January 12, 1932 as "Sold to France".

(F-ALPO) (Johan Visschedijk Collection)

The aircraft reappeared on the French registry as F-ALPO on April 18, 1932, redesignated Baxter F.K.43, new owner was Pierre H.Tabourin of Boulogne-sur-Seine, France, the type subsequently being marketed by S.A.F.A. (Société Anonyme Français Aéronautique).

In January 1934 the aircraft was transferred to the Aero-Club de Paris, Paris. Soon thereafter it was involved in an accident, as pictured above. Upon landing the landing gear became entangled in the tall grass and the aircraft nosed-over. The four occupants, my grandfather André Morin (pilot), my grandmother Simone Morin, Louis Croilas (copilot) and his wife Raymonde Croilas, escaped injuries, although Raymonde turned blind a few day later."

André Morin (right) demonstrating Louis Crolais the crash