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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1947 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Morane-Saulnier MS.500 |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kebao region, NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed at Tonkin coast on inspection flight in bad weather. Wreckage with bodies of the two high ranking officiers (Col. Cebes and Col. Gufflet) and the pilot found 3 April. Type as "Morane".
Sources:
L'Echo d'Oran 4 April 1947
Le Monde 3 April 1947
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2016 19:36 | TB | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 15:10 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2020 20:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 03-Sep-2020 19:55 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Source, ] |
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