ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144754
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| Date: | 27-JAN-1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman JRF-5 Goose (G-21) |
| Operator: | Aéronavale (French Naval Aviation) |
| Registration: | 8s. /34078 |
| C/n / msn: | B-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tambacounda -
 Senegal
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tambacounda Aerodrome |
Crashed after take-off. VA Pierre Ponchardier (51) killed. French Navy 8S Sqn operating twelve JRF-5 Goose (8s1...14) 1952-spring 1961. 27F, N°34078 (ex USNavy).
Sources:
http://ardhan.pagesperso-orange.fr/site/almanac1961.htm
http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=dakar-tambacounda
Passauer Neue Presse 28.1.1961, p31
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2012 09:23 | TB | Added |
| 14-Jun-2012 13:22 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2012 05:11 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2012 03:43 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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