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| Date: | Monday 8 November 1948 |
| Time: | 17:39 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C18S |
| Owner/operator: | Escadrille Mercure Taxis Aeriens |
| Registration: | F-BEAF |
| MSN: | 6336 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dieppe -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | LFPB |
| LON |
Aircraft took off 16:38 LT and disappeared over the English Channel in adverse weather conditions. Six players of Czechoslovak national ice-hockey player team, the French pilot René de Narbonne (36) and the navigator died. No aircraft wreckage nor bodies were found.
Sources:
http://pdennez.free.fr/hommes/html/h081.html
https://technet.idnes.cz/trosky-letadla-s-nasimi-hokejisty-nikdy-nenasli-zabil-je-sebevedomy-pilot-15s-/tec_technika.aspx?c=A110911_155221_tec_technika_kuz
El Litoral 9 November 1948, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2012 04:15 | TB | Added |
| 08-May-2012 04:30 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-May-2013 23:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2015 19:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2021 15:12 | Mormegil | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2023 13:04 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
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