Narrative:
Crashed after encountering sudden icing conditions en route Dakar - Casablanca - Paris.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 2 May 1939 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Dewoitine D.338 |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-ARIC |
| MSN: | 25 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | nr Argana ( Morocco)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR/GOOY), Senegal |
| Casablanca (unknown airport), Morocco |
Crashed after encountering sudden icing conditions en route Dakar - Casablanca - Paris.
Sources:
» Le Dewoitine D.338, fleuron de la flotte d'Air France à la veille de la guerrePhotos
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