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| Date: | Saturday 4 October 1947 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | NK881 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ambalavao -
 Madagascar
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ivato |
| Ivato |
French military reconnaissance plane crashed into a mountain on return. Three crew and three military passengers killed. Navigator survived.
Sources:
The Singapore Free Press 7 October 1947, p6
Malaya Tribune 6 October 1947, p1
L'Echo d'Alger 6 October 1947, p2
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-mada-041047
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2019 14:45 | TB | Added |
| 01-Apr-2019 08:43 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2020 18:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2020 19:39 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2020 07:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2020 08:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
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