Narrative:
Crashed in a field while trying to land in dense fog.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 September 1955 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-BCYU |
| MSN: | 10151 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) ( France)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Pau-Uzein Airport (PUF/LFBP), France |
| Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD/LFBD), France |
Crashed in a field while trying to land in dense fog.
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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 Pau-Uzein Airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport as the crow flies is 162 km (101 miles).
Distance from Pau-Uzein Airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport as the crow flies is 162 km (101 miles).
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