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| Date: | Friday 12 September 1952 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Vampire (Mistral) |
| Owner/operator: | Armee de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tunis airport -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El-Aouina |
Crashed near airport when nose-dived after only reached 30 feet altitude. Pilot Ltn Merlen.
Sources:
The Ottawa Journal 13 September 1952, p32
L'Echo d'Oran 13 September 1952
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2018 08:10 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jun-2020 20:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 17:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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