Status: | |
Datum: | Mittwoch 4 September 1946 |
Zeit: | 09:15 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-3D |
Fluggesellschaft: | Air France |
Kennzeichen: | F-BAXD |
Werknummer: | 42975 |
Baujahr: | 1946 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 5 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 15 / Insassen: 21 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 19 / Insassen: 26 |
Opfer am Boden: | Todesopfer: 1 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 5 km (3.1 Meilen) S of Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG) ( Frankreich)
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Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), Frankreich |
Flug nach: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), Großbritannien |
Unfallbericht:The DC-3 lost height and crashed onto a factory.
Air France's first air hostess, Paulette Vavasseur, was among the fatalities.
Informationsquelle:
» Early Aviation Disasters / D. Gero, 2011
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 43)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to London-Croydon Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.