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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1948 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | PF996 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi N of Cape Falcon -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Oran, Algeria |
Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, performing a maritime patrol flight.
Sources:
http://memorial-aen.fr/detail.php?&id=1540
Combat 29 November 1948, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2017 22:05 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 25-Aug-2018 17:30 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2020 18:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2020 18:27 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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