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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-19D |
| Owner/operator: | ALAT |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80 km SW of Algier -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EH3 Boufarik |
Crashed at Médéa province and burned out. Co-pilot survived seriously injured. LTC Georges Canépa (44).
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 6.9.1957, p1
El Siglo de Torreón 6 September 1957, p3
https://www.traditions-air.fr/ Biographies
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2013 04:41 | TB | Added |
| 07-Aug-2015 17:17 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2020 15:21 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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