A founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France
The twin-engine Cessna 421 burst into flames, and officials said the 69-year-old cofounder was one of two victims.
- On Friday, June 19, Ubisoft cofounder and Guillemot Corporation Chairman Claude Guillemot died in a Cessna 421 plane crash near the aerodrome of Baule, France.
- Guillemot founded Ubisoft on March 28, 1986, alongside his brothers Yves, Michel, and Christian, after the Guillemot Corporation's initial success as a computer hardware distributor.
- According to ICI, the Cessna 421 burst into flames upon crashing, setting fire to vegetation near the aerodrome. Sixty firefighters and thirty ambulances responded to the scene.
- Franck Louvrier, mayor of Baule, stated the twin-engine propeller aircraft crashed during its approach for landing. A source close to the investigation reported Guillemot was at the controls.
- Flags flew at half-mast at the aerodrome on Saturday, June 20, as a tribute to the victims. Ubisoft expressed profound sadness over the loss of its cofounder.
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A founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France
PARIS (AP) — A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday. The twin-motor Cessna 421 carrying Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor crashed Friday evening near La Baule airport on the Atlantic coast, Mayor Franck Louvrier said in a statement. Both were licensed and experienced pilots. The instructor also was killed, the mayor said. An investigat…
After the crash of a propeller machine in France, the big game company Ubisoft mourns one of its founders. The authorities investigate.
A small aircraft crashes into an airfield in western France. On board is the co-founder of the game giant Ubisoft, Claude Guillemot. Now the prosecutor's office is investigating a terrible suspicion.
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